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Gregg Knob

Gregg Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Gregg Knob rises to 1,246 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Haines Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31716721, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1246 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.84094, -79.58533

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 46
Waterfalls: 8
Springs: 8
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Pat Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • 1971 Plane Crash Site: 7.1 mi
  • Wilson Monument: 14.5 mi
  • Elkins Roundhouse: 15.5 mi
  • Historic Coke Ovens: 20.5 mi
  • Historic Coke Ovens: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Seneca Rocks: 11.7 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 11.7 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 11.8 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 11.8 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 15.8 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Seneca Caverns: 11.9 mi
  • Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 19.6 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 15.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Gregg Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobSSE 164°1,482 m10.2 mi
Mount Porte CrayonNE 49°1,452 m9.2 mi
Green KnobENE 62°1,424 m8.6 mi
Pharis KnobSSW 198°1,410 m7.3 mi
Haystack KnobENE 61°1,376 m9.1 mi
Horse RockSE 143°1,374 m7.6 mi
Weiss KnobNE 38°1,359 m13.5 mi
Job KnobENE 61°1,353 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:30
June solstice05:5420:0820:48
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3416:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835465563666659483830
Precip in4.54.04.85.26.25.05.74.14.53.73.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glady 1 N, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1551303 — Gregg Knob, Randolph County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356523711

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