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King Rocks

King Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

King Rocks rises to 382 m in West Virginia. Bragg Knob stands 494 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Keeley Knob, a peak 3.3 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31717740, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
382 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.69676, -81.22151

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 16
  • Charles Fork Lake Recreational Area: 8.5 mi
  • Goff Hill Civil War Park: 9.6 mi
  • Washington Park: 9.8 mi
  • Ben's Run Recreational Area: 10.0 mi
  • Alvord Park: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Captain John Young: 19.6 mi
  • Old Stone Trough: 22.4 mi
  • Train tunnel: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of King Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bragg KnobSE 130°494 m18.3 mi
Pilot KnobSE 134°492 m13.7 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 157°487 m12.7 mi
Teeny KnobE 90°484 m12.7 mi
Rattlesnake KnobE 98°481 m13.0 mi
Mule KnobE 89°478 m8.6 mi
Eli Taylor KnobESE 102°470 m18.9 mi
Schoonover KnobSSE 166°465 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:37
June solstice06:0120:1420:54
September equinox07:1318:4919:24
December solstice07:4016:2617:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526169737165544335
Precip in3.43.24.33.75.04.95.33.73.93.33.13.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spencer, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554882 — King Rocks, Roane County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525017

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