Kitts Knob
Kitts Knob rises to 959 m in Kentucky. Black Mountain stands 1,259 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarcamp Knob, a peak 2.4 miles away. Pine Mountain Road passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Kentucky, United States of America
Wikidata Q49041953, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 959 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 5.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 9.2 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 28.6 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 26 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 26 mi
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarcamp Knob: 2.4 mi
- Dominion: 4.2 mi
- Bonnie: 4.7 mi
- Bobs Spur: 5.6 mi
- Notch Rock: 5.6 mi
- Stone Mountain Park: 4.6 mi
- Stone Creek Outdoor Classroom and Community Park: 7.8 mi
- Huff Park: 7.8 mi
- Dressen Park (Blue Courts): 7.9 mi
- Leeman Field Park: 9.3 mi
- The Soup Bowl: 3.9 mi
- Second Point: 4.1 mi
- Black Mountain Thunder Zipline: 4.2 mi
- waterfall: 4.3 mi
- NARROW: 4.6 mi
- Kentucky Coal Mining Museum: 16.2 mi
- Portal 31 Mine Tour: 17.7 mi
- Hancock County Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
- Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 22.1 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 22.4 mi
- Stone Mountain Natural Area: 5.3 mi
- Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Martins Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Howard Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Fletcher Cliff: 16.2 mi
- Slanting Misery: 19.3 mi
- The Rounds: 20.8 mi
- Stone Face Rock: 8.8 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 17.2 mi
- Joseph Martin monument: 23.1 mi
- Martin's Station: 23.1 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 7.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Kitts Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,259 m | 17.2 mi |
| The Doubles | ENE 70° | 1,247 m | 17.9 mi |
| Potato Hill | ENE 74° | 1,123 m | 16.9 mi |
| MCD 173 | ENE 62° | 1,096 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bowling Knob | E 98° | 1,075 m | 21.9 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,063 m | 6.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,032 m | 22.1 mi |
| White Rocks | SW 234° | 1,019 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:17 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:40 | 17:21 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baxter, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358595014
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