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Keeney Knob

Keeney Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Keeney Knob rises to 1,195 m in West Virginia. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Spring Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Midland Trail passes 9.6 miles off.

The story

Keeney's Knob is a mountain of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians in Summers County, West Virginia. It is the highest point in Summers County. The mountain is the site of the WVNS-TV transmitter. The city nearest to Keeney's Knob is Alderson.

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Wikidata Q6382914, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1195 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.77345, -80.70536

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • Alderson Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
  • Alderson Athletic Field: 5.2 mi
  • Pence Springs Hotel Historic District: 6.4 mi
  • John Henry Historical Park: 9.1 mi
  • Hilldale-Talcott Ruritan Club John Henry Park: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 17
Historic sites: 7
  • World War II Memorial: 12.3 mi
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 14.0 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 22.5 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 22.7 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 23.5 mi
Museums: 5
  • Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Veteran's Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Hinton Railroad Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Second Creek Mill: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Brooks Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Sandstone Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Cove Creek Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Keeney Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainNNE 24°1,271 m15.1 mi
Huggins KnobNNE 31°1,204 m15.5 mi
Red Spring MountainNW 306°1,169 m0.7 mi
Sassafras KnobWSW 239°1,116 m2.7 mi
Boggs KnobNNW 338°1,102 m10.9 mi
Ballengee KnobWSW 241°1,095 m3.5 mi
Elk KnobSW 231°1,078 m5.4 mi
Myles KnobNNW 338°1,054 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0220:1020:49
September equinox07:1118:4719:22
December solstice07:3516:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542536269737266544335
Precip in3.02.93.83.64.43.74.23.13.42.62.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1541105 — Keeney Knob, Summers County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356517950

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