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Lick Run Knob

Lick Run Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Lick Run Knob rises to 869 m in West Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the south, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Shriner Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
869 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.52318, -79.24115

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 56
Springs: 14
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 10
Artworks: 10
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Treasure Mountain: 11.2 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 14.5 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 18.4 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 19.0 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 24.4 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Lick Run Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reddish KnobS 180°1,338 m4.2 mi
Flagpole KnobESE 107°1,336 m3.2 mi
Slate Springs MountainESE 109°1,332 m3.1 mi
Bother KnobSE 124°1,323 m1.9 mi
Little Bald KnobS 186°1,320 m9.0 mi
High KnobNE 50°1,246 m4.9 mi
Dyers KnobS 189°1,245 m4.8 mi
Dundore MountainE 85°1,244 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5420:0620:45
September equinox07:0518:4119:16
December solstice07:3216:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554951 — Lick Run Knob, Pendleton County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525032

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