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High Knob

High Knob, seen from above at true elevation

High Knob rises to 286 m in West Virginia. High Point stands 789 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hedgesville Historic District, a park 0.5 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
286 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.54681, -77.99652

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums: 32
  • CCC museum: 4.3 mi
  • Belle Boyd House: 6.3 mi
  • For the Kids by George Children's Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Museum of Berkeley Springs: 13.6 mi
  • Washington County Rural Heritage Museum: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Captain's Quarters: 4.4 mi
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 4.4 mi
  • Lock 40: 12.3 mi
  • Lock 38 Path: 12.9 mi
  • Little House: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Springs: 11
  • Neglar Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 13.6 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 17.5 mi
  • Natural Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 19.1 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 19.2 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Beach 2: 23.8 mi
  • Beach 1: 24.0 mi
  • Beach 3: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Four Square Garden: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Dargan Bend: 18.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointWSW 249°789 m20.0 mi
Cacapon 2W 268°673 m16.8 mi
Cross MountainN 1°627 m12.6 mi
Hearthstone MountainN 6°616 m11.5 mi
Sleepy Creek MountainWSW 240°580 m12.3 mi
Purslane MountainW 278°568 m20.1 mi
Shockeys KnobSW 229°567 m16.4 mi
Pinkerton KnobW 267°549 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4620:0320:44
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3016:0916:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536371767467554436
Precip in2.82.63.73.64.23.54.13.04.23.33.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsburg 2, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524950

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