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Little Cow Knob

Little Cow Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Little Cow Knob rises to 760 m in West Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the east, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Dug Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31717919, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
760 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.69150, -79.13809

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
Peaks
Artworks: 10
Historic sites: 10
Springs: 8
  • Hall Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Sand Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Maple Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 20.6 mi
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Treasure Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 14.4 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Little Cow Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobE1,231 m2.6 mi
Feedstone MountainSSE1,174 m7.3 mi
Tomahawk MountainSSE1,137 m5.9 mi
Bald KnobSSE1,124 m8.3 mi
Middle MountainS1,082 m7.6 mi
Rader MountainSSE1,067 m4.5 mi
Fulk MountainESE1,056 m4.3 mi
Black Lick MountainE1,040 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0620:45
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1716:59

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554962 — Little Cow Knob, Pendleton County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525046

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