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Job Knob

Job Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Job Knob rises to 1,353 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Brierpatch Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1353 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.86817, -79.52255

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 8
Historic sites: 8
  • 1971 Plane Crash Site: 7.3 mi
  • Wilson Monument: 17.6 mi
  • Elkins Roundhouse: 18.2 mi
  • Historic Coke Ovens: 18.2 mi
  • Historic Coke Ovens: 18.2 mi
Springs: 7
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 10.7 mi
  • Pat Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Seneca Rocks: 8.7 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 8.7 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 8.7 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 8.7 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Seneca Caverns: 10.2 mi
  • Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 17.2 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 18.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Job Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobS 183°1,482 m11.6 mi
Mount Porte CrayonNE 40°1,452 m5.5 mi
Green KnobENE 63°1,424 m4.7 mi
Pharis KnobSSW 213°1,410 m10.4 mi
Haystack KnobENE 61°1,376 m5.2 mi
Horse RockS 172°1,374 m8.0 mi
Weiss KnobNNE 30°1,359 m10.0 mi
Brierpatch MountainN 5°1,348 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:30
June solstice05:5420:0820:47
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3416:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836465562656459493931
Precip in4.84.45.35.15.85.35.74.24.03.73.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkins 21 ENE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523851

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