Mast Knob
Mast Knob rises to 1,221 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkeybone Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 11 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31718251, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,221 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 14.8 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 17.4 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 19.1 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 19 mi
105 named places within 25 miles
- Turkeybone Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Back Fork Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Round Knob: 2.2 mi
- Whitman Knob: 2.5 mi
- Bee Knob: 3.1 mi
- Beckys Creek Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi
- Huttonsville Park: 11.8 mi
- Huttonsville Farm Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
- George Ward Elementary School Park: 12.8 mi
- Mill Creek City Park: 13.2 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Cass: 20.1 mi
- Powerhouse: 20.1 mi
- Boiler House: 20.2 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 10.0 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 11.1 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 13.9 mi
- High Falls: 23.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 5.3 mi
- Hanging Rock: 15.7 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 19.1 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 16.1 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 21.8 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 22.6 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 17.2 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 18.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mast Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | SE 145° | 1,481 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | SE 133° | 1,476 m | 17.0 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | SE 139° | 1,457 m | 13.5 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | SE 129° | 1,433 m | 13.2 mi |
| Snyder Knob | ESE 118° | 1,432 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mace Knob | SE 145° | 1,425 m | 14.0 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | S 181° | 1,397 m | 15.4 mi |
| Ward Knob | ESE 123° | 1,385 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 30 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kumbrabow, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1727183 — Mast Knob, Randolph County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356535217
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 26 mi
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