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Hickory Knob

Hickory Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Hickory Knob rises to 311 m in West Virginia. Malden Mountain stands 455 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Ingles Trail, a museum 4.3 miles away. Midland Trail passes 18 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31716992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
311 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.47259, -81.90819

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bancroft Town Park: 4.4 mi
  • Bancroft Baseball Park: 4.5 mi
  • Raymond City Boat Launch: 4.5 mi
  • Eleanor Town Park: 4.6 mi
  • Hometown Park: 4.8 mi
Peaks: 27
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 6
Gardens: 4
  • Community Garden: 5.0 mi
  • East End Community Gardens: 18.1 mi
  • Governor's Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Wedding Garden: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Indian Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Skyline Drive: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Grotto: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 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
Malden MountainESE 123°455 m24.6 mi
Blue KnobS 186°420 m22.7 mi
Buck KnobS 180°412 m18.0 mi
Holmes KnobE 100°403 m17.3 mi
Gunstock KnobENE 77°387 m22.7 mi
Bald KnobE 97°381 m16.7 mi
Stowers KnobSSW 207°378 m18.9 mi
Flag KnobSW 226°368 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:40
June solstice06:0520:1620:56
September equinox07:1618:5119:26
December solstice07:4216:2917:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744556472767569574638
Precip in2.72.93.73.24.13.64.33.72.92.72.63.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winfield Locks, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554697 — Hickory Knob, Putnam County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524937

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