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.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31717023, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1065 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
- Overlook · 18 mi
- Little Laurel Overlook · 28 mi
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 20.3 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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