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Harvey Knob

Harvey Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Harvey Knob rises to 577 m in West Virginia. Buck Knob stands 1,056 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandstonia, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31716871, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
577 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.10983, -81.09177

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
Cliffs: 36
  • Sandstonia: 0.7 mi
  • Kingfish: 0.8 mi
  • Ameless Wall: 0.9 mi
  • Little Head Wall: 1.0 mi
  • Headless Wall: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Coal Miner Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 10.3 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 10.5 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 12.1 mi
  • Walter Scott's statue: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 7
  • New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 2.8 mi
  • The Mystery Hole: 2.8 mi
  • Vanbibbers Rock: 7.0 mi
  • Hank’s Last Stop: 11.8 mi
  • The Canopy: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cathedral Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Peters Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Harvey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck KnobE 100°1,056 m19.8 mi
Myles KnobESE 121°1,054 m18.1 mi
Walnut KnobSSE 150°1,049 m16.3 mi
Ford KnobSE 136°1,026 m18.3 mi
Beargarden KnobESE 106°1,008 m18.2 mi
Fork MountainSE 131°1,008 m20.4 mi
Walnut KnobESE 104°1,005 m18.4 mi
Sims MountainSE 125°999 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:36
June solstice06:0220:1220:51
September equinox07:1318:4819:23
December solstice07:3816:2717:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546270737266554436
Precip in3.33.04.24.35.04.75.94.23.63.13.13.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anstead Hawks Nest SP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554660 — Harvey Knob, Fayette County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524921

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