Kerless Knob
Kerless Knob rises to 1,077 m in West Virginia. Rocky Knob stands 1,355 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mann Knob, a peak 2.6 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31717653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,077 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 24.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 24 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mann Knob: 2.6 mi
- Big Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Manning Knob: 3.9 mi
- Sugar Knob: 4.3 mi
- Little Beech Knob: 4.3 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 4.1 mi
- Richwood Roadside Park: 7.1 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 10.9 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- Circus Wall: 15.8 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 15.9 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 16.0 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 16.1 mi
- Long Wall: 16.1 mi
- McClung: 12.9 mi
- Walker Hill: 13.3 mi
- Bryant: 14.2 mi
- Fairview: 15.7 mi
- Mill Run: 19.0 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 4.0 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 16.7 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 24.2 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 5.0 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 12.2 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 12.2 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 12.3 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 16.7 mi
- Beartown State Park: 17.6 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 22.9 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Hillsboro: 19.3 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 24.3 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 4.2 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 17.2 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Kerless Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | E 95° | 1,355 m | 11.3 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SSE 155° | 1,332 m | 8.1 mi |
| Job Knob | S 171° | 1,324 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cold Knob | SSE 148° | 1,314 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mikes Knob | ENE 71° | 1,297 m | 11.1 mi |
| Sugartree Bench Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,289 m | 10.2 mi |
| Beech Knob | SSW 211° | 1,261 m | 4.7 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | SSW 207° | 1,255 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1551638 — Kerless Knob, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356523871
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