Mikes Knob
Mikes Knob rises to 1,297 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Kennison Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31430915, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1297 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kennison Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Bearwallow Knob: 2.4 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Point Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Rockcamp Knob: 4.0 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 2.4 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 5.6 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 8.9 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Mill Run: 11.3 mi
- Sunset: 23.0 mi
- McClung: 23.3 mi
- Walker Hill: 23.6 mi
- Bryant: 24.6 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 3.5 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 3.7 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 3.8 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 8.9 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 9.0 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Hillsboro: 10.4 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 15.5 mi
- Beartown State Park: 12.8 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 14.2 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 8.6 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 9.7 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 10.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Mikes Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Spruce Knob | ENE 58° | 1,434 m | 13.6 mi |
| Big Spruce Knob | ENE 72° | 1,419 m | 9.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | E 82° | 1,403 m | 7.1 mi |
| Tea Creek Mountain | NE 51° | 1,385 m | 13.7 mi |
| Barlow Top | E 86° | 1,384 m | 7.8 mi |
| Briery Knob | SSE 167° | 1,377 m | 5.5 mi |
| Rocky Knob | S 171° | 1,355 m | 4.5 mi |
| Sugar Creek Mountain | NE 47° | 1,355 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:24 | 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 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525098
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