Hickory Knob
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
- 18.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 17.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Coal Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Signal Knob: 8.3 mi
- Rocky Knob: 8.7 mi
- Tyler Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Parker Hill: 12.3 mi
- Milton Veterans Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Shoney's Big Boy Museum: 15.0 mi
- State Capitol: 17.1 mi
- World War 2: 17.1 mi
- The Roll of Honor: 17.1 mi
- Burial Atendants: 13.5 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Police Officer's Memorial: 18.4 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Firefighter's Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Women's Soldier: 18.5 mi
- Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson: 18.7 mi
- Mary Ingles Trail: 4.3 mi
- Nitro Wars Museum: 5.0 mi
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum: 16.9 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 18.4 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 18.5 mi
- Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 18.1 mi
- Governor's Garden: 18.4 mi
- Wedding Garden: 18.5 mi
- Indian Rock: 6.1 mi
- Skyline Drive: 20.8 mi
- Coal River Nature Reserve: 7.2 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 18.3 mi
- Grotto: 19.0 mi
- July: 23.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malden Mountain | ESE 123° | 455 m | 24.6 mi |
| Blue Knob | S 186° | 420 m | 22.7 mi |
| Buck Knob | S 180° | 412 m | 18.0 mi |
| Holmes Knob | E 100° | 403 m | 17.3 mi |
| Gunstock Knob | ENE 77° | 387 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | E 97° | 381 m | 16.7 mi |
| Stowers Knob | SSW 207° | 378 m | 18.9 mi |
| Flag Knob | SW 226° | 368 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:16 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:29 | 17:11 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
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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- Huntington · 29 mi
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