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Joe Knob

Joe Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Joe Knob rises to 1,192 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the northeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Briery Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Midland Trail passes 6.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717506, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1192 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.02123, -80.57786

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 37
Cliffs: 24
  • Coffman Hill: 19.5 mi
  • Cambodia: 19.7 mi
  • Molly and Johnny Wall: 19.7 mi
  • Fifth Buttress: 19.8 mi
  • Fourth Buttress: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Attractions: 6
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 14.0 mi
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 14.2 mi
  • Lost World Caverns: 14.9 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 21.4 mi
  • The Bunker: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 10.7 mi
  • Hillsboro: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 14.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 18.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Joe Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobNE 55°1,332 m5.3 mi
Job KnobNNE 25°1,324 m4.5 mi
Cold KnobENE 63°1,314 m6.3 mi
Sugartree Bench MountainNE 54°1,289 m13.4 mi
Cross MountainSSW 192°1,271 m3.4 mi
Beech KnobNNW 347°1,261 m6.5 mi
Little Beech KnobN 351°1,255 m6.6 mi
Bee KnobENE 59°1,231 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:34
June solstice06:0120:1020:49
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
December solstice07:3616:2517:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937485764676761503931
Precip in4.14.05.14.45.64.85.44.23.93.14.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554814 — Joe Knob, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524981

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