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Haines Knob

Haines Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Haines Knob rises to 1,299 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gregg Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31716763, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1299 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.86483, -79.57755

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 9
  • 1971 Plane Crash Site: 8.2 mi
  • Wilson Monument: 14.7 mi
  • Elkins Roundhouse: 15.4 mi
  • Historic Coke Ovens: 18.8 mi
  • Historic Coke Ovens: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Springs: 8
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Pat Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 12.0 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Seneca Rocks: 11.5 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 11.5 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 11.5 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 11.5 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Seneca Caverns: 12.3 mi
  • Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 17.9 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 15.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Haines Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobSSE 168°1,482 m11.7 mi
Mount Porte CrayonNE 56°1,452 m7.9 mi
Green KnobENE 72°1,424 m7.5 mi
Pharis KnobSSW 198°1,410 m9.0 mi
Haystack KnobENE 70°1,376 m8.0 mi
Horse RockSSE 152°1,374 m8.8 mi
Weiss KnobNE 42°1,359 m11.9 mi
Job KnobE 86°1,353 m3.0 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 5080 °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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523716

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