Hickory Knob
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
- 10.6 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 22.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kanawha Falls · 21 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 25 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 25 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Big Knob: 5.1 mi
- Hammick Hill: 5.9 mi
- Crabapple Knob: 6.5 mi
- Beulah Knob: 7.7 mi
- Carnes Knob: 7.9 mi
- Train tunnel: 2.0 mi
- Captain John Young: 4.1 mi
- Donnally Monuments: 12.2 mi
- West Virginia Liberty Bell: 12.3 mi
- War Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Women's Soldier: 12.3 mi
- Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson: 12.4 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Firefighter's Memorial: 12.4 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Police Officer's Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Burial Atendants: 16.2 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 12.4 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 12.4 mi
- Frankenberger Art Gallery: 12.7 mi
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum: 13.6 mi
- Nitro Wars Museum: 23.9 mi
- Grotto: 9.5 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 21.1 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
- Skyline Drive: 10.2 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 20.5 mi
- Indian Rock: 23.4 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 24.0 mi
- Wedding Garden: 9.8 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 12.4 mi
- Governor's Garden: 12.5 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Coal River Nature Reserve: 24.7 mi
- July: 18.2 mi
- Chestnut Point: 18.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gauley Mountain | SE 138° | 774 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bearwallow Knob | SE 134° | 708 m | 21.7 mi |
| Panther Mountain | ESE 117° | 705 m | 24.4 mi |
| Armstrong Mountain | SSE 166° | 702 m | 21.8 mi |
| Johnson Knob | S 180° | 675 m | 23.3 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSE 149° | 628 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bird Knob | SE 125° | 555 m | 11.0 mi |
| Bee Mountain | SW 218° | 530 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clendenin, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524935
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