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Johnson Knob

Johnson Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.06705, -81.40178

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 53
Historic sites: 20
Cliffs: 13
  • Head Wall: 16.8 mi
  • Headless Wall: 16.8 mi
  • Little Head Wall: 16.8 mi
  • Sandstonia: 16.8 mi
  • Kingfish: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Museums: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cathedral Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Peters Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Grotto: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy KnobSSW 194°1,083 m19.9 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 198°1,037 m20.0 mi
Pond KnobS 187°1,011 m12.4 mi
Coal River MountainS 183°1,009 m12.6 mi
Kopperston MountainSSW 202°993 m21.5 mi
Lick KnobSSE 148°989 m9.7 mi
High KnobSSE 151°976 m11.5 mi
Boyd Branch KnobS 174°956 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0420:1320:52
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3916:2917:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745556472757569574639
Precip in3.23.24.23.84.84.65.83.83.32.92.93.7

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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