King Knob
King Knob rises to 412 m in West Virginia. Sugarloaf stands 502 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Harrisville City Park, a park 4.5 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 8.3 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1554881)
Wikidata Q31717728, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 412 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 14.8 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 19.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 26.5 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
61 named places within 25 miles
- King Knob: 5.0 mi
- Vesper Knoll: 7.0 mi
- Campbell Hill: 11.9 mi
- Cabbage Knob: 13.9 mi
- Barnes Knob: 14.1 mi
- Harrisville City Park: 4.5 mi
- Doddridge County Park: 15.0 mi
- Glenville City Square: 18.0 mi
- Conaway Run Wildlife Management Area: 18.8 mi
- Hughes River Wildlife Management Area: 18.9 mi
- Smith-Bush Farm: 15.7 mi
- Presidents Wall: 17.9 mi
- Saint Marys Church: 19.5 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 20.5 mi
- Willow Island disaster memorial: 21.4 mi
- Old Stone House Museum: 7.9 mi
- Beauchamp-Newman House: 23.3 mi
- Biology Demonstration Garden: 18.0 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of King Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | ESE 113° | 502 m | 24.2 mi |
| Locust Knob | SE 140° | 477 m | 24.8 mi |
| Big Pine Knob | SSE 164° | 436 m | 20.1 mi |
| Owlshead | N 4° | 434 m | 18.6 mi |
| Powell Knob | SSE 154° | 430 m | 20.6 mi |
| Ruble Knob | WSW 238° | 406 m | 20.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | SSW 212° | 393 m | 21.7 mi |
| Cabbage Knob | SSW 196° | 390 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
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 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525015
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- Weston · 29 mi
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