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James Knob

James Knob, seen from above at true elevation

James Knob rises to 462 m in West Virginia. Cottle Knob stands 924 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis Knob, a peak 2.9 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717463, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
462 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.60788, -80.83843

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 27
Historic sites: 4
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bulltown Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Burnsville Waterfall: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of James Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottle KnobSSE 149°924 m20.0 mi
Wildcat KnobSSE 164°848 m20.4 mi
Chestnut KnobSE 132°819 m22.0 mi
Cool Spring KnobE 100°805 m22.4 mi
Burnt KnobSSE 159°804 m20.9 mi
Lonetree MountainS 184°777 m22.6 mi
Corren KnobS 176°745 m14.8 mi
Elk MountainE 100°731 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0019:35
June solstice06:0020:1220:52
September equinox07:1218:4719:22
December solstice07:3816:2417:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542546371757368564437
Precip in3.53.24.24.15.05.16.44.73.53.73.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gassaway, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356517833

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