Kelly Knob
Kelly Knob rises to 813 m in West Virginia. Crouch Knob stands 1,374 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 4.5 miles off.
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
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelly Knob: 1.7 mi
- Long Run Hill: 2.1 mi
- Church Knob: 2.2 mi
- Bear Knob: 2.4 mi
- High Germany Knob: 6.8 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 20.9 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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