High Knob
High Knob rises to 976 m in West Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the east-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ugly Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1551428).
Wikidata Q31717053, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 976 m
How to reach it
- 19.0 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 19.4 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 27.6 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ugly Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Buffalo Knob: 1.1 mi
- Frye Knob: 3.2 mi
- Eye Hill: 3.4 mi
- Ale Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 9.5 mi
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- Thorn Spring Park: 11.8 mi
- Highland Park: 13.0 mi
- Brandywine Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 3.0 mi
- Hiner Spring: 4.7 mi
- Maple Spring: 13.0 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 14.1 mi
- Phillips Spring: 15.5 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 6.8 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 8.7 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 8.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 20.7 mi
- Fort Harrison: 22.1 mi
- Highland County Museum: 10.5 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 13.0 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 20.2 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 23.5 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 24.1 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 7.3 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 12.9 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 13.0 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 14.1 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 18.2 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 8.7 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 9.0 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Locust Springs: 19.2 mi
- Staunton: 24.6 mi
- Chodo IX: 24.6 mi
- Watering Can: 24.9 mi
- Flower Pots: 24.9 mi
- Raven Rocks: 12.5 mi
- Trinity Point: 19.0 mi
- Byrd Point: 20.4 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 16.8 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 21.2 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 21.8 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 24.6 mi
- Small waterfall: 24.8 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 24.6 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 24.7 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 24.7 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reddish Knob | ENE 71° | 1,338 m | 5.8 mi |
| Flagpole Knob | ENE 59° | 1,336 m | 10.0 mi |
| Barren Rock | W 262° | 1,335 m | 8.7 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,332 m | 9.9 mi |
| Freezland Flat | S 174° | 1,325 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bother Knob | NE 55° | 1,323 m | 8.7 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | ESE 122° | 1,320 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | SSE 165° | 1,305 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356523784
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