High Knob
High Knob rises to 796 m in West Virginia. Pigeonroost stands 1,074 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Thrasher Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
High Knob is a mountain summit on the border between Hampshire and Hardy counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. High Knob is known for its overlook of The Trough and of points in three counties. A historical marker was placed on U.S. Route 220/West Virginia Route 28 noting its scenic and historical value. Geologically, High Knob is a summit of Mill Creek Mountain.
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Wikidata Q5755800, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 796 m
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Thrasher Knob: 1.3 mi
- Merritt Knob: 2.2 mi
- Long Knob: 2.6 mi
- Taylor Knob: 3.0 mi
- Green Knob: 3.2 mi
- South Branch Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Nathaniel Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Break Neck Over Look: 7.1 mi
- Peterkin Camp and Conference Center: 8.8 mi
- Hampshire Park: 8.9 mi
- Big Spring: 15.2 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 15.5 mi
- Stranderman Spring: 18.0 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 18.1 mi
- Trout Run Fault Spring: 18.3 mi
- Hanging Rock: 14.7 mi
- Helmick Rock: 15.5 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 16.3 mi
- Baker Rocks: 16.9 mi
- Three High Heads: 23.5 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 12.2 mi
- Piercie Paugh Homestead Site: 20.0 mi
- Stony River Dam: 21.8 mi
- Van Buren Furnace: 24.0 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 12.3 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 18.2 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 19.4 mi
- Lost River State Park: 19.5 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 22.6 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 12.4 mi
- Davis History House: 12.5 mi
- Literary Hall: 12.5 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 21.1 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 10.0 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 13.7 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 11.7 mi
- River Beach: 19.2 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 22.8 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 24.3 mi
- Old grape garden: 24.3 mi
- Frankville: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeonroost | W 267° | 1,074 m | 17.4 mi |
| Devils Benchmark | SSE 154° | 995 m | 20.7 mi |
| Black Rock | NW 311° | 963 m | 15.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | SSE 149° | 951 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pinnacle | NW 323° | 950 m | 15.9 mi |
| Snyder Knob | SSE 160° | 936 m | 19.9 mi |
| Elkhorn Rock | SSW 203° | 910 m | 20.3 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | SSW 203° | 910 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moorefield 1 SSE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554705 — High Knob, Hardy County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524949
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