Job Knob
Job Knob rises to 1,324 m in West Virginia. Briery Knob stands 1,377 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 2.7 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31717489, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1324 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 10.7 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 25.3 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 27 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grassy Knob: 2.7 mi
- Cold Knob: 3.9 mi
- Little Beech Knob: 3.9 mi
- Charley Knob: 4.0 mi
- Beech Knob: 4.1 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 10.1 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 10.4 mi
- Rupert City Park: 11.1 mi
- Circus Wall: 19.6 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 19.7 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 19.7 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 19.8 mi
- Long Wall: 19.8 mi
- McClung: 10.4 mi
- Walker Hill: 10.6 mi
- Bryant: 11.6 mi
- Fairview: 12.6 mi
- Mill Run: 17.5 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 10.0 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 17.8 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 20.3 mi
- The Bunker: 24.0 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 11.1 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 13.0 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 13.0 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 13.1 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Hillsboro: 18.7 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 23.1 mi
- Beartown State Park: 14.7 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 20.3 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 21.7 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 18.9 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 19.9 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 10.1 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 15.9 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Job Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briery Knob | ENE 67° | 1,377 m | 11.7 mi |
| Rocky Knob | ENE 62° | 1,355 m | 11.6 mi |
| Grassy Knob | ESE 112° | 1,332 m | 2.7 mi |
| Cold Knob | ESE 108° | 1,314 m | 3.9 mi |
| Sugartree Bench Mountain | ENE 67° | 1,289 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SSW 200° | 1,271 m | 7.8 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NE 50° | 1,271 m | 11.3 mi |
| Beech Knob | WNW 304° | 1,261 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1551577 — Job Knob, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356523850
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