Long Knob
Long Knob rises to 447 m in West Virginia. Cottle Knob stands 924 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 22 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31718088, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 447 m
How to reach it
- 22.5 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 29.4 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Davis Knob: 1.2 mi
- James Knob: 3.6 mi
- Snake Knob: 3.6 mi
- Frame Knob: 4.6 mi
- Fox Knob: 4.8 mi
- Gassaway Park: 9.1 mi
- Young Monument: 10.1 mi
- Sutton Downtown Historic District: 11.5 mi
- Clay County Park: 12.3 mi
- Bee Run Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
- Circus Wall: 22.8 mi
- Gun Wall: 22.8 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 22.8 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 22.8 mi
- D.C. Memorial Boulder: 22.8 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 21.6 mi
- Gilmer County: 23.3 mi
- Dollar General Trailer: 24.5 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 12.3 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 22.8 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 21.6 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 22.7 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 3.5 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 22.7 mi
- Bulltown: 22.8 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Long Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottle Knob | SE 138° | 924 m | 19.4 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | SSE 154° | 848 m | 18.9 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | ESE 122° | 819 m | 22.4 mi |
| Burnt Knob | SSE 150° | 804 m | 19.7 mi |
| Lonetree Mountain | S 178° | 777 m | 20.0 mi |
| Corren Knob | SSE 164° | 745 m | 12.7 mi |
| Elk Mountain | E 93° | 731 m | 22.4 mi |
| Big Mountain | E 84° | 710 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gassaway, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356518321
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