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Harman Knob

Harman Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Harman Knob rises to 865 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the southwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Germany Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31716839, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
865 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.79261, -79.39088

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 28
Springs: 9
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 16.0 mi
  • Hall Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 7
  • Southern Pillar: 3.0 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 3.1 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 3.1 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 3.3 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Seneca Caverns: 2.0 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 11.2 mi
  • Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Harman Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobSW 230°1,482 m10.0 mi
Mount Porte CrayonNNW 340°1,452 m10.1 mi
Green KnobNNW 338°1,424 m7.9 mi
Haystack KnobNNW 342°1,376 m8.1 mi
Horse RockWSW 245°1,374 m6.5 mi
Job KnobNW 306°1,353 m8.8 mi
Brierpatch MountainNW 315°1,348 m9.8 mi
Pike KnobSSW 196°1,308 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5420:0720:47
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3316:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1551362 — Harman Knob, Pendleton County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356523745

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