King Knob
King Knob rises to 601 m in West Virginia. Limestone Mountain stands 945 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 3.6 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 9.2 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31717709, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 601 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 13.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 20.0 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 24.3 mi off the Cheat River Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Philippi Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
- Philippi Historic District: 4.0 mi
- Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Briarwood Park: 9.1 mi
- Pewee Knob: 8.7 mi
- Copeland Knob: 9.3 mi
- Plummer Knob: 9.3 mi
- Patton Knob: 10.3 mi
- Deen Knob: 12.8 mi
- Upshur War Monument: 14.3 mi
- Robert H. Mollohan Research Center Tower: 18.4 mi
- WV Counties Monument: 20.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Museum: 3.7 mi
- Bice-Ferguson Museum: 18.4 mi
- Telephone Museum: 21.4 mi
- Mountaineer Military Museum: 21.4 mi
- Marion County Historical Society: 21.4 mi
- Maniac Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Weston Historic Walking Tour: 21.6 mi
- Buckhannon Mural: 14.3 mi
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 22.0 mi
- Valley Falls State Park: 15.1 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 24.7 mi
- Harlan Irons Spring: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Mountain | E 82° | 945 m | 22.0 mi |
| Thorn Knob | ESE 119° | 887 m | 15.1 mi |
| Long Run Hill | S 175° | 876 m | 24.5 mi |
| Fork Mountain | ESE 107° | 871 m | 23.8 mi |
| Kelly Knob | S 175° | 867 m | 23.2 mi |
| Texas Mountain | E 93° | 857 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bearlick Knob | SE 127° | 837 m | 20.6 mi |
| Pifer Mountain | E 89° | 835 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 | 05:55 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:19 | 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 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tygart DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1697093 — King Knob, Barbour County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356532957
Day trips start here
- Bridgeport · 11 mi
- Grafton · 12 mi
- Buckhannon · 14 mi
- Clarksburg · 15 mi
- Shinnston · 18 mi
- Fairmont · 21 mi
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