Hecks Knob
Hecks Knob rises to 833 m in West Virginia. Huff Knob stands 1,088 m to the south, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Shady Spring Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31716934, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 833 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 21.5 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 24.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 29.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 18 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 28 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shady Spring Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Pond Knob: 4.5 mi
- Round Knob: 5.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 7.8 mi
- White Oak Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Fitzpatrick Park: 4.1 mi
- Skimkins Street Playground: 4.4 mi
- Sophia Little League Ballfields: 4.9 mi
- Beckley Soccer Complex: 5.0 mi
- Wood Park: 5.3 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 4.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 14.2 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 16.2 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 18.0 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 5.9 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 5.9 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 6.1 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 14.0 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 14.1 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 24.2 mi
- Endless Wall: 24.2 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 24.2 mi
- Fern Point Area: 24.2 mi
- Grandview: 10.1 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 12.8 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Needleseye Park: 18.7 mi
- Ship Rock: 4.9 mi
- The Canopy: 14.7 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 16.2 mi
- Brooks Falls: 13.6 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 13.2 mi
- City Garden: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Hecks Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huff Knob | S 170° | 1,088 m | 8.5 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | S 170° | 1,078 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,069 m | 14.2 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | S 185° | 1,049 m | 8.2 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NE 39° | 1,049 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 177° | 1,045 m | 7.8 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | E 89° | 1,040 m | 10.3 mi |
| Rich Knob | SSW 197° | 1,023 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley VA Hospital, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356517497
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