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Hodge Knob

Hodge Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Hodge Knob rises to 950 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Paint Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 8.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717189, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
950 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.96094, -81.32900

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
  • Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
  • Collins Park: 9.4 mi
  • Old Collins Middle: 9.4 mi
  • Oak Hill City Park: 9.7 mi
  • Graney Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Bridge Buttress: 15.6 mi
  • Head Wall: 15.6 mi
  • Headless Wall: 15.7 mi
  • Dowdy Bluff: 15.7 mi
  • Little Head Wall: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 6
  • Hank’s Last Stop: 9.7 mi
  • The Canopy: 12.2 mi
  • Vanbibbers Rock: 14.5 mi
  • The Mystery Hole: 15.2 mi
  • New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 15.7 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cathedral Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Peters Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 19.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Hodge Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy KnobSW 216°1,083 m14.9 mi
Walnut KnobE 100°1,049 m21.3 mi
Pilot KnobSW 221°1,037 m15.5 mi
Pond KnobSW 228°1,011 m7.3 mi
Coal River MountainSW 221°1,009 m6.9 mi
Kopperston MountainSW 224°993 m17.4 mi
Lick KnobSE 129°989 m1.5 mi
High KnobSSE 149°976 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:37
June solstice06:0420:1320:52
September equinox07:1418:4919:24
December solstice07:3816:2917:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536168717065544436
Precip in3.53.34.24.25.15.54.64.13.72.92.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Hill, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1556120 — Hodge Knob, Fayette County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525504

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