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Hickory Knob

Hickory Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Hickory Knob rises to 406 m in West Virginia. Gauley Mountain stands 774 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Train tunnel, a historic site 2.0 miles away. Midland Trail passes 11 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q31717008, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
406 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.40454, -81.40095

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Morris Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
  • 57th St Park: 10.9 mi
  • Knollwood Playground and Park: 11.1 mi
  • Daniel Boone Park: 11.1 mi
  • Malden village: 11.2 mi
Peaks: 54
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Grotto: 9.5 mi
  • Cathedral Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Peters Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Skyline Drive: 10.2 mi
  • Vanbibbers Rock: 20.5 mi
  • Indian Rock: 23.4 mi
  • The Mystery Hole: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hickory Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gauley MountainSE 138°774 m23.3 mi
Bearwallow KnobSE 134°708 m21.7 mi
Panther MountainESE 117°705 m24.4 mi
Armstrong MountainSSE 166°702 m21.8 mi
Johnson KnobS 180°675 m23.3 mi
Cotton HillSSE 149°628 m23.6 mi
Bird KnobSE 125°555 m11.0 mi
Bee MountainSW 218°530 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0320:1420:54
September equinox07:1418:4919:24
December solstice07:4016:2717:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644556372757468564537
Precip in3.93.44.54.35.26.15.84.83.93.13.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clendenin, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524935

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