Kite Knob
Kite Knob rises to 378 m in West Virginia. Sugar Knob stands 513 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabbage Knob, a peak 2.1 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 2.2 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31717763, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 378 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 7.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
79 named places within 25 miles
- Cabbage Knob: 2.1 mi
- Barnes Knob: 2.3 mi
- Hog Knob: 2.7 mi
- Nighcut Hill: 4.2 mi
- Campbell Hill: 5.7 mi
- Calhoun County Park: 5.8 mi
- Mount Zion Community Park: 7.1 mi
- Hersmans Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
- Coopers Park: 10.5 mi
- Glenville City Square: 11.6 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 10.2 mi
- Presidents Wall: 11.8 mi
- Smith-Bush Farm: 12.3 mi
- Dollar General Trailer: 17.2 mi
- Gilmer County: 19.3 mi
- Beauchamp-Newman House: 20.0 mi
- Old Stone House Museum: 23.8 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 11.2 mi
- Biology Demonstration Garden: 11.8 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 23.9 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kite Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Knob | SE 142° | 513 m | 21.2 mi |
| Teeny Knob | SSE 168° | 484 m | 17.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | SSE 169° | 481 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mule Knob | S 182° | 478 m | 17.1 mi |
| Locust Knob | E 100° | 477 m | 20.2 mi |
| Eli Taylor Knob | SSE 156° | 470 m | 23.2 mi |
| Gabel Knob | ESE 116° | 468 m | 23.7 mi |
| Velvet Knob | S 180° | 460 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grantsville 1ese, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525020
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