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Laurel Knob

Laurel Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Laurel Knob rises to 922 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 8.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717795, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
922 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.15539, -80.65259

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 35
  • Circus Wall: 11.7 mi
  • Orange Oswald Wall: 11.8 mi
  • Narcissus Cave: 11.8 mi
  • Satisfaction Wall: 11.9 mi
  • Long Wall: 12.0 mi
Parks: 31
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 8.0 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 12.5 mi
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 20.8 mi
  • New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 23.8 mi
  • Lost World Caverns: 25.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 14.1 mi
  • Hillsboro: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 8.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 21.9 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Laurel Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobSE 126°1,332 m10.5 mi
Job KnobSE 131°1,324 m8.0 mi
Cold KnobESE 124°1,314 m11.6 mi
Cross MountainSSE 165°1,271 m13.1 mi
Beech KnobSE 139°1,261 m3.9 mi
Little Beech KnobSE 133°1,255 m4.1 mi
Bee KnobESE 109°1,231 m13.0 mi
Blue KnobESE 104°1,227 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0120:1020:50
September equinox07:1118:4719:21
December solstice07:3616:2517:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139505865696863534234
Precip in4.34.05.34.85.85.26.04.44.23.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525025

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