Johnson Knob
Johnson Knob rises to 675 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site, a historic site 2.8 miles away. Midland Trail passes 8.4 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31717527, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 675 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 13.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kanawha Falls · 12 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 15 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 16 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eskdale Community Park: 2.9 mi
- Murtau Park: 8.2 mi
- Boomer Ball Field: 8.8 mi
- Ferry Park: 9.1 mi
- Pratt-Hansford Baseball Fields: 9.5 mi
- Armstrong Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Payne Knob: 6.0 mi
- Kayford Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Kingston Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Hodge Knob: 8.3 mi
- Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site: 2.8 mi
- Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 18.4 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 19.8 mi
- Head Wall: 16.8 mi
- Headless Wall: 16.8 mi
- Little Head Wall: 16.8 mi
- Sandstonia: 16.8 mi
- Kingfish: 16.8 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 11.9 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 14.7 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 16.0 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 17.7 mi
- The Canopy: 18.8 mi
- Frankenberger Art Gallery: 21.8 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 22.0 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 22.0 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 22.3 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 22.5 mi
- Kay Moor: 18.4 mi
- Thurmond: 18.9 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 19.6 mi
- Nuttallburg: 19.7 mi
- Stonewall: 22.4 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 13.5 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 22.6 mi
- Grotto: 23.9 mi
- Needleseye Park: 16.5 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Grandview: 24.3 mi
- Governor's Garden: 21.9 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 22.4 mi
- Wedding Garden: 24.7 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johnson Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | SSW 194° | 1,083 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 198° | 1,037 m | 20.0 mi |
| Pond Knob | S 187° | 1,011 m | 12.4 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | S 183° | 1,009 m | 12.6 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | SSW 202° | 993 m | 21.5 mi |
| Lick Knob | SSE 148° | 989 m | 9.7 mi |
| High Knob | SSE 151° | 976 m | 11.5 mi |
| Boyd Branch Knob | S 174° | 956 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — London Locks, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554820 — Johnson Knob, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524984
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