Laurel Knob
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
- 8.1 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 11.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 19.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 25 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 26 mi
- Concho Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beech Knob: 0.7 mi
- White Buck Knob: 1.4 mi
- Beech Knob: 3.9 mi
- Coggins Knob: 4.1 mi
- Short Back Hill: 4.1 mi
- 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
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Richwood Roadside Park: 7.7 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 8.2 mi
- Summersville Lake Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 10.2 mi
- McClung: 9.1 mi
- Walker Hill: 9.5 mi
- Bryant: 10.3 mi
- Fairview: 12.1 mi
- Nuttallburg: 22.3 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 17.2 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 17.3 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 17.3 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
- 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
- Summersville Lake State Park: 12.5 mi
- Beartown State Park: 21.7 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Hillsboro: 24.2 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 8.4 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 11.9 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 21.9 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 24.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | SE 126° | 1,332 m | 10.5 mi |
| Job Knob | SE 131° | 1,324 m | 8.0 mi |
| Cold Knob | ESE 124° | 1,314 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,271 m | 13.1 mi |
| Beech Knob | SE 139° | 1,261 m | 3.9 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | SE 133° | 1,255 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bee Knob | ESE 109° | 1,231 m | 13.0 mi |
| Blue Knob | ESE 104° | 1,227 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525025
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