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Johns Knob

Johns Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Johns Knob rises to 907 m in West Virginia. Garden Mountain stands 1,437 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Coaldale Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717520, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
907 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.38706, -81.36594

Overlooks nearby

133 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 55
Parks: 55
  • Northfork Community Park: 4.3 mi
  • Middletown Park: 4.8 mi
  • Keystone Park: 5.1 mi
  • Bramell Historic District: 5.2 mi
  • Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Kimball World War I Memorial: 8.1 mi
  • Perdue Family Crest: 8.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Stone Arch: 13.8 mi
  • Space Shuttle Memorial: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Bluefield Love Sign: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 1
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Big Walker Lookout: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johns Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Garden MountainS 187°1,437 m21.3 mi
Hutchinson RockS 186°1,348 m19.7 mi
Chestnut KnobS 185°1,344 m22.8 mi
East River MountainS 190°1,331 m15.5 mi
Chimney RockS 188°1,304 m15.1 mi
Greaver BenchmarkSSE 165°1,270 m20.5 mi
Short MountainSSW 192°1,258 m16.6 mi
Ghost KnobS 183°1,250 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0620:1120:50
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3716:3117:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643536168727065544436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkhorn, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554817 — Johns Knob, McDowell County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524983

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