Joe Knob
Joe Knob rises to 1,010 m in Kentucky. Black Mountain stands 1,259 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. Pine Mountain Road passes 1.3 miles off. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Kentucky, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039902, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1010 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 8.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 16.1 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 20.4 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 25 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 25 mi
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 25 mi
136 named places within 25 miles
- Long Spur 2: 2.9 mi
- MCD 173: 4.3 mi
- Rebels Rock: 5.0 mi
- Hurricane Gap Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Little Black Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Community Park: 7.0 mi
- Kingdom Come State Park: 7.7 mi
- Coal Miners Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Stone Creek Outdoor Classroom and Community Park: 10.6 mi
- NARROW: 5.3 mi
- Thunder Zipline: 5.6 mi
- The Ledge: 5.9 mi
- Black Mountain Thunder Zipline: 6.3 mi
- Little Stadium: 7.4 mi
- Kentucky Coal Mining Museum: 8.2 mi
- Portal 31 Mine Tour: 10.0 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 17.9 mi
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 17.9 mi
- June Tolliver House: 18.2 mi
- E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Stone Mountain Natural Area: 12.7 mi
- Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 14.0 mi
- Martins Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area: 15.9 mi
- Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 16.2 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 11.0 mi
- Stone Face Rock: 11.1 mi
- Francis Gary Powers: 19.7 mi
- The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 24.7 mi
- Howard Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Fletcher Cliff: 24.9 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 13.8 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Joe Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | E 95° | 1,259 m | 11.0 mi |
| The Doubles | E 96° | 1,247 m | 12.0 mi |
| Potato Hill | ESE 104° | 1,123 m | 11.7 mi |
| MCD 173 | SSE 166° | 1,096 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bowling Knob | ESE 122° | 1,075 m | 19.7 mi |
| Huff Rock | ESE 103° | 1,070 m | 23.3 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | S 171° | 1,063 m | 6.1 mi |
| Little Stone Mountain | E 93° | 1,044 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:17 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skyline 1 SE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 513021 — Joe Knob, Harlan County, Kentucky.
OpenStreetMap element node/358612340
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