Joe Knob
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
- 6.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 14.3 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 24.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 29.7 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 27 mi
- Concho Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Briery Knob: 1.0 mi
- Point Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Cross Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Buffalo Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Rose Knob: 3.9 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Rupert City Park: 7.0 mi
- Mundy Park: 7.1 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
- Meadow River Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
- 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
- Walker Hill: 8.1 mi
- McClung: 8.2 mi
- Bryant: 9.0 mi
- Fairview: 9.5 mi
- Alum Springs: 15.7 mi
- 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
- Rudolph Falls: 15.3 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 16.9 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 16.9 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 17.0 mi
- Beartown State Park: 16.6 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 21.4 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 24.4 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Hillsboro: 21.7 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 16.9 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 22.0 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 14.4 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 18.8 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 19.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | NE 55° | 1,332 m | 5.3 mi |
| Job Knob | NNE 25° | 1,324 m | 4.5 mi |
| Cold Knob | ENE 63° | 1,314 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sugartree Bench Mountain | NE 54° | 1,289 m | 13.4 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SSW 192° | 1,271 m | 3.4 mi |
| Beech Knob | NNW 347° | 1,261 m | 6.5 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | N 351° | 1,255 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bee Knob | ENE 59° | 1,231 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
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, 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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