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Lynn Knob

Lynn Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Lynn Knob rises to 1,213 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 7.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31718141, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1213 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.67101, -79.73603

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 8
  • Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 9.4 mi
  • 1971 Plane Crash Site: 14.3 mi
  • Wilson Monument: 15.9 mi
  • Elkins Roundhouse: 18.6 mi
Springs: 6
  • Locust Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Cool Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Pat Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 14.4 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 6
  • Raven Rocks: 18.2 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 22.8 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 22.8 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 22.8 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 16.7 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 17.3 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 19.7 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 19.8 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
  • H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 18.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Lynn Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobE 80°1,482 m11.1 mi
Snyder KnobSW 233°1,432 m15.4 mi
Pharis KnobNE 50°1,410 m7.6 mi
Watering Pond KnobS 174°1,396 m16.5 mi
Kile KnobESE 105°1,395 m14.2 mi
Ward KnobSW 229°1,385 m16.3 mi
Horse RockENE 66°1,374 m13.9 mi
Crouch KnobWSW 240°1,374 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5520:0820:48
September equinox07:0718:4319:18
December solstice07:3416:2017:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835465563666659483830
Precip in4.54.04.85.26.25.05.74.14.53.73.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glady 1 N, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523959

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