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High Knob

High Knob, seen from above at true elevation

High Knob rises to 837 m in West Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Locust Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4808765

Wikidata Q31717071, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
837 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.80317, -79.18865

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
Cliffs: 8
  • Eagle Rock: 5.8 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 9.8 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 9.8 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 9.8 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 9.9 mi
Springs: 7
  • Hall Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Sand Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Maple Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 21.0 mi
Attractions: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobSE 145°1,231 m9.3 mi
High KnobWNW 283°1,151 m8.1 mi
North Fork PeakNNW 334°1,083 m10.2 mi
Black Lick MountainSE 144°1,040 m10.3 mi
Rader KnobSE 135°1,019 m9.5 mi
Spring MountainNE 52°951 m1.8 mi
Rocky MountainSW 214°939 m4.8 mi
Reynolds KnobE 87°930 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0620:46
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3216:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523789

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