High Germany Knob
High Germany Knob rises to 1,065 m in West Virginia. Tygart Valley North stands 1,457 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Rock Knob, a peak 2.7 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 7.8 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31717023, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,065 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 11.4 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 15.2 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 19.2 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 28 mi
131 named places within 25 miles
- Blue Rock Knob: 2.7 mi
- Beech Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Long Run Hill: 6.1 mi
- Cherry Knob: 6.4 mi
- Bear Knob: 6.7 mi
- Huttonsville Park: 7.9 mi
- George Ward Elementary School Park: 8.1 mi
- Mill Creek City Park: 8.3 mi
- Huttonsville Farm Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Valley Bend Wetland Wildlife Management Area: 9.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Wilson Monument: 17.5 mi
- Upshur War Monument: 18.3 mi
- Elkins Roundhouse: 19.0 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 13.3 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 13.3 mi
- High Falls: 18.5 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 19.3 mi
- Raven Rocks: 6.7 mi
- Hanging Rock: 17.4 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 19.0 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 12.9 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 14.7 mi
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 19.0 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 13.0 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 17.1 mi
- Stonewall Resort State Park: 24.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 18.7 mi
- Pat Spring: 23.0 mi
- Lorraine Burke Spring: 24.1 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 5.1 mi
- Maniac Mountain: 22.1 mi
- Buckhannon Mural: 18.3 mi
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 19.4 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 24.4 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of High Germany Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tygart Valley North | SSE 161° | 1,457 m | 20.1 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | SSE 155° | 1,433 m | 18.8 mi |
| Snyder Knob | SSE 150° | 1,432 m | 16.6 mi |
| Ward Knob | SSE 152° | 1,385 m | 17.8 mi |
| Crouch Knob | SE 144° | 1,374 m | 14.7 mi |
| Gaudineer Knob | ESE 121° | 1,351 m | 17.3 mi |
| Elk Mountain | S 177° | 1,336 m | 16.7 mi |
| Bradshaw Hill | S 186° | 1,335 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickens 2 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554699 — High Germany Knob, Randolph County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524938
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 18 mi
- Weston · 28 mi
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