Keeney Knob
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
- 1,195 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 14.9 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 23.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 25 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Spring Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 2.7 mi
- Ballengee Knob: 3.5 mi
- Bennett Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Lost World Caverns: 14.7 mi
- Organ Cave: 15.2 mi
- The Bunker: 21.8 mi
- Ship Rock: 23.8 mi
- The Canopy: 24.3 mi
- Brooks Falls: 10.9 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Coffman Hill: 16.4 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 22.7 mi
- Big Spring: 22.7 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 11.0 mi
- Grandview: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Keeney Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,271 m | 15.1 mi |
| Huggins Knob | NNE 31° | 1,204 m | 15.5 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NNE 30° | 1,204 m | 16.0 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | NW 306° | 1,169 m | 0.7 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | WSW 239° | 1,116 m | 2.7 mi |
| Boggs Knob | NNW 338° | 1,102 m | 10.9 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | WSW 241° | 1,095 m | 3.5 mi |
| Elk Knob | SW 231° | 1,078 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1541105 — Keeney Knob, Summers County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356517950
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