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Kings Knob

Kings Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Kings Knob rises to 472 m in West Virginia. Buffalo Bull Knob stands 853 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 7.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717748, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
472 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.77093, -80.58565

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
  • Falls Mill Access Area: 1.4 mi
  • Bulltown Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
  • Bulltown Historic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Burnsville Lake Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
  • Riffle Run Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 15
Waterfalls: 3
  • Burnsville Waterfall: 5.6 mi
  • Tecumseh Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bulltown Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Buckhannon Mural: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Kings Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo Bull KnobSSE 149°853 m20.7 mi
Miller KnobSSE 152°850 m20.7 mi
Spillman MountainSSE 153°833 m21.2 mi
Hodam MountainSE 140°808 m16.2 mi
Cool Spring KnobSSE 151°805 m17.5 mi
Potato KnobESE 123°748 m16.7 mi
Big Run KnobE 85°732 m17.7 mi
Elk MountainSSE 157°731 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5919:34
June solstice05:5820:1220:51
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
December solstice07:3816:2317:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546371757468574537
Precip in3.83.54.54.25.45.36.14.63.73.63.54.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1541223 — Kings Knob, Braxton County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356518008

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