Hodge Knob
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
- 8.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 12.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 13 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 14 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Paint Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Lick Knob: 1.5 mi
- Town Creek Knob: 2.3 mi
- Kayford Mountain: 3.0 mi
- High Knob: 3.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Coal Miner Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site: 11.0 mi
- Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 11.6 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 14.5 mi
- Thurmond: 13.5 mi
- Stonewall: 14.4 mi
- Kay Moor: 15.6 mi
- Pinepoca: 16.0 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 16.8 mi
- 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
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 14.0 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 14.1 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 14.2 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 24.9 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 15.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
- Needleseye Park: 11.5 mi
- Grandview: 16.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | SW 216° | 1,083 m | 14.9 mi |
| Walnut Knob | E 100° | 1,049 m | 21.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 221° | 1,037 m | 15.5 mi |
| Pond Knob | SW 228° | 1,011 m | 7.3 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | SW 221° | 1,009 m | 6.9 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | SW 224° | 993 m | 17.4 mi |
| Lick Knob | SE 129° | 989 m | 1.5 mi |
| High Knob | SSE 149° | 976 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
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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