High Knob
High Knob rises to 626 m in West Virginia. Burning Rock stands 912 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 10 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31717046, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 626 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 12.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Rock Overlook · 28 mi
- Lovers Leap Overlook · 28 mi
- Towers Overlook · 28 mi
- Grassy Overlook · 28 mi
83 named places within 25 miles
- Pine Knob: 0.7 mi
- Sheep Knob: 5.3 mi
- Hensley Knob: 6.0 mi
- Bradshaw Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Mullins Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Coal Camp Park: 5.8 mi
- Bradshaw Park: 6.1 mi
- Horse Creek Lake Wildlife Management Area: 11.2 mi
- Verner Blankenship Community Park: 11.2 mi
- Horse Creek Public Fishing Area: 11.3 mi
- Bartley Mine Disaster: 7.8 mi
- Space Shuttle Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Kimball World War I Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 20.5 mi
- John Cooke Marker: 20.6 mi
- Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 11.2 mi
- Big Branch Day Use Area: 11.4 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 20.4 mi
- Matewan Depot: 23.1 mi
- Hix: 17.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Rock | NNE 20° | 912 m | 19.0 mi |
| Sugar Cove Mountain | S 186° | 885 m | 15.1 mi |
| Stone Steps | SSE 157° | 868 m | 16.2 mi |
| Panther Knob | NNE 29° | 866 m | 22.5 mi |
| Wolfpen Knob | S 189° | 860 m | 18.9 mi |
| Shawnee Mountain | E 96° | 851 m | 21.1 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | SSW 202° | 848 m | 24.7 mi |
| Locust Knob | SE 130° | 846 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RD Bailey Lake, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356517578
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