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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. High Knob stands 1,246 m to the south-southwest, 8.7 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

Peaks
Parks: 58
Historic sites: 12
Artworks: 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
Cliffs: 8
  • Raven Rocks: 10.7 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 12.4 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 15.7 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 15.8 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 15.8 mi
Museums: 8
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 8.9 miles of Little Cow Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobSSW 192°1,246 m8.7 mi
Cow KnobE 90°1,231 m2.6 mi
Feedstone MountainSSE 157°1,174 m7.3 mi
Tomahawk MountainSSE 149°1,137 m5.9 mi
Bald KnobSSE 149°1,124 m8.3 mi
Middle MountainS 183°1,082 m7.6 mi
Brushy MountainSSE 150°1,070 m6.6 mi
Rader MountainSSE 151°1,067 m4.5 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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