High Knob
High Knob rises to 1,002 m in West Virginia. Panther Knob stands 1,371 m to the west, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchell Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1551429).
Wikidata Q31717063, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,002 m
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 20.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 27.6 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 30.0 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mitchell Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Flint Knob: 2.9 mi
- Mill Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Neds Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Pond Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Thorn Spring Park: 4.5 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 6.4 mi
- Franklin Town Park: 6.7 mi
- Brandywine Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
- Maple Spring: 10.1 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 10.8 mi
- Hiner Spring: 12.1 mi
- Hall Spring: 13.3 mi
- Sand Spring: 14.8 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 14.6 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 16.5 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 16.7 mi
- 1971 Plane Crash Site: 17.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 22.0 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 12.1 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 15.4 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 15.5 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 16.9 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 17.0 mi
- Highland County Museum: 17.3 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 20.1 mi
- Sites Homestead: 20.2 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 21.7 mi
- Raven Rocks: 4.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 19.3 mi
- Southern Pillar: 19.9 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 20.0 mi
- Lower Slabs: 20.2 mi
- Love Essence: 24.2 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 24.3 mi
- Flames: 24.3 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 24.3 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 24.3 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 15.2 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
- Locust Springs: 17.7 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 18.4 mi
- Small waterfall: 18.6 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 20.9 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 20.9 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 23.6 mi
- Smoke Hole: 21.6 mi
- Heishman Garden: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panther Knob | W 277° | 1,371 m | 9.6 mi |
| Reddish Knob | SE 144° | 1,338 m | 7.1 mi |
| Flagpole Knob | ESE 109° | 1,336 m | 7.7 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,332 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bother Knob | ESE 115° | 1,323 m | 6.4 mi |
| Dyers Knob | SSE 152° | 1,245 m | 7.2 mi |
| Ruleman Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,233 m | 8.4 mi |
| Meadow Knob | ESE 107° | 1,184 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356523786
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