Hoover Knob
Hoover Knob rises to 513 m in West Virginia. Horsepen Mountain stands 763 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mann Knob, a peak 6.1 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 26 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31717279, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 513 m
How to reach it
- 26.2 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
71 named places within 25 miles
- Mann Knob: 6.1 mi
- Cabin Hill: 7.8 mi
- Kelly Knob: 7.9 mi
- Wet Knob: 8.0 mi
- Antley Knob: 8.9 mi
- Laurel Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
- Big Ugly Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
- East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Kermit City Park: 14.4 mi
- Man WV War Memorial: 20.9 mi
- Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 9.2 mi
- Matewan Depot: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hoover Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsepen Mountain | SSE 154° | 763 m | 22.8 mi |
| Coon Knob | SSE 151° | 741 m | 23.6 mi |
| Kelly Mountain | ESE 115° | 661 m | 22.7 mi |
| Blackberry Mountain | S 184° | 613 m | 24.8 mi |
| Piney Knob | ENE 78° | 603 m | 14.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | ESE 117° | 601 m | 10.8 mi |
| Workman Knob | ENE 69° | 599 m | 23.3 mi |
| Blair Mountain | ESE 106° | 596 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:32 | 17:13 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Logan, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356517690
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