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High Knob

High Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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. 85 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

Coordinates37.43622, -81.81789

Overlooks nearby

85 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
Parks: 30
Historic sites: 7
  • 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
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 11.2 mi
  • Big Branch Day Use Area: 11.4 mi
Museums: 2
Attractions: 2
  • AirBoat Rides and Tours: 23.0 mi
  • Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burning RockNNE 20°912 m19.0 mi
Sugar Cove MountainS 186°885 m15.1 mi
Stone StepsSSE 157°868 m16.2 mi
Panther KnobNNE 29°866 m22.5 mi
Wolfpen KnobS 189°860 m18.9 mi
Shawnee MountainE 96°851 m21.1 mi
Fuller MountainSSW 202°848 m24.7 mi
Locust KnobSE 130°846 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:0720:1320:52
September equinox07:1618:5119:26
December solstice07:3916:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644556371747367554437
Precip in3.83.44.34.44.94.95.34.23.03.03.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RD Bailey Lake, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356517578

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