Manning Knob

Manning Knob rises to 1,210 m in West Virginia. Briery Knob stands 1,377 m to the east, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31718211, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1210 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 27.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Blue Knob: 1.6 mi
- Sugarcamp Knob: 2.2 mi
- Mann Knob: 2.5 mi
- Big Bull Hill: 3.3 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 6.1 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 10.3 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
- Richwood Roadside Park: 10.7 mi
- Circus Wall: 19.7 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 19.8 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 19.8 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 19.9 mi
- Long Wall: 20.0 mi
- McClung: 14.3 mi
- Walker Hill: 14.5 mi
- Mill Run: 15.3 mi
- Bryant: 15.6 mi
- Fairview: 16.8 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 6.1 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 20.5 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 21.5 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 7.0 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 9.2 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 9.2 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 9.2 mi
- Beartown State Park: 13.6 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 19.3 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 20.5 mi
- Hillsboro: 15.8 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 18.6 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 20.7 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 16.0 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 23.5 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 6.1 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 13.5 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Manning Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briery Knob | E 88° | 1,377 m | 8.4 mi |
| Rocky Knob | E 82° | 1,355 m | 8.0 mi |
| Grassy Knob | S 179° | 1,332 m | 5.2 mi |
| Job Knob | SSW 209° | 1,324 m | 4.8 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,316 m | 10.9 mi |
| Cold Knob | SSE 167° | 1,314 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mikes Knob | NE 52° | 1,297 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sugartree Bench Mountain | E 94° | 1,289 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555038 — Manning Knob, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525078
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