Little Spruce Knob
Little Spruce Knob rises to 1,296 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Spruce Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31430796, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1296 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 27.4 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 27.7 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 29.2 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 5 mi
- Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Spruce Knob: 1.1 mi
- Locust Knob: 2.2 mi
- Day Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Sugar Creek Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 6.1 mi
- Community Wellness Center: 7.3 mi
- Stillwell Park: 7.4 mi
- Tea Creek Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 9.3 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 9.8 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 9.9 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 10.0 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 17.6 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 20.4 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 9.4 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 23.6 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 11.7 mi
- Blowing Springs: 22.6 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 11.9 mi
- Beartown State Park: 16.1 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 18.0 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 19.8 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 17.6 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Little Spruce Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Spruce Knob | NE 41° | 1,434 m | 4.5 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,428 m | 5.0 mi |
| Big Spruce Knob | S 171° | 1,419 m | 1.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,403 m | 3.4 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,397 m | 8.4 mi |
| Gay Knob | ENE 70° | 1,386 m | 8.0 mi |
| Tea Creek Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,385 m | 5.2 mi |
| Barlow Top | SSW 194° | 1,384 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckeye, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554973 — Little Spruce Knob, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525058
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