King Knob
King Knob rises to 386 m in West Virginia. Big Pine Knob stands 436 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 3.9 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1554880)
Wikidata Q31717719, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 386 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 12.7 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 20.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic overlook · 30 mi
67 named places within 25 miles
- King Knob: 5.0 mi
- Campbell Hill: 7.6 mi
- Vesper Knoll: 8.3 mi
- Cabbage Knob: 10.4 mi
- Barnes Knob: 11.1 mi
- Harrisville City Park: 5.6 mi
- Hughes River Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
- Coopers Park: 16.1 mi
- Glenville City Square: 17.8 mi
- Calhoun County Park: 18.0 mi
- Smith-Bush Farm: 16.2 mi
- Presidents Wall: 17.8 mi
- Elizabeth: 18.7 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 19.3 mi
- Willow Island disaster memorial: 20.8 mi
- Old Stone House Museum: 11.7 mi
- Beauchamp-Newman House: 18.7 mi
- New Era One Room School: 24.7 mi
- Biology Demonstration Garden: 17.8 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 19.9 mi
- Mini Farm Figurines: 21.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pine Knob | SSE 150° | 436 m | 19.0 mi |
| Owlshead | NNE 14° | 434 m | 22.1 mi |
| Powell Knob | SE 140° | 430 m | 20.4 mi |
| King Knob | NE 54° | 412 m | 5.0 mi |
| Ruble Knob | WSW 239° | 406 m | 15.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | SSW 206° | 393 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cabbage Knob | S 179° | 390 m | 10.4 mi |
| Buzzard Rocks | NW 309° | 388 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525014
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