Kelly Knob
Kelly Knob rises to 813 m in West Virginia. Crouch Knob stands 1,374 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Run Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 4.5 miles off. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31717637, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 813 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 5.4 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 19.0 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 23.3 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
141 named places within 25 miles
- Long Run Hill: 2.1 mi
- Church Knob: 2.2 mi
- Bear Knob: 2.4 mi
- High Germany Knob: 6.8 mi
- Nettle Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Tall Oaks Roadside Park: 5.2 mi
- Valley Bend Wetland Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi
- Gerald L. Scott Memorial Boat Ramp: 10.2 mi
- Mill Creek City Park: 10.3 mi
- George Ward Elementary School Park: 10.4 mi
- Upshur War Monument: 12.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Wilson Monument: 13.7 mi
- Elkins Roundhouse: 14.5 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 20.7 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 12.0 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 13.7 mi
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 14.5 mi
- Covered Bridge Museum: 21.8 mi
- Mountaineer Military Museum: 24.0 mi
- Pat Spring: 20.2 mi
- Lorraine Burke Spring: 21.3 mi
- Ernest Carr Spring: 22.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 22.7 mi
- Harlan Irons Spring: 24.2 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 10.8 mi
- Maniac Mountain: 15.8 mi
- Weston Historic Walking Tour: 24.1 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 11.5 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 20.3 mi
- Stonewall Resort State Park: 22.6 mi
- Raven Rocks: 12.9 mi
- Hanging Rock: 20.9 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 21.1 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 17.6 mi
- High Falls: 17.9 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 18.2 mi
- Buckhannon Mural: 12.8 mi
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 14.8 mi
- Gertrude: 20.6 mi
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kelly Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Knob | SSE 158° | 1,374 m | 20.1 mi |
| Gaudineer Knob | SE 139° | 1,351 m | 20.7 mi |
| Hutton Knob | SE 144° | 1,291 m | 17.0 mi |
| White Top | SE 141° | 1,237 m | 19.1 mi |
| Pond Lick Mountain | E 80° | 1,222 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mast Knob | SSW 192° | 1,221 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bickle Knob | ENE 72° | 1,220 m | 20.8 mi |
| Hawflat Knob | E 85° | 1,200 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
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 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Cave 2 NE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356532576
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 13 mi
- Weston · 24 mi
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