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Mikes Knob

Mikes Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.22178, -80.36702

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Attractions: 2
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 9.0 mi
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 8.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 9.7 mi
Museums: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Spruce KnobENE 58°1,434 m13.6 mi
Big Spruce KnobENE 72°1,419 m9.2 mi
Black MountainE 82°1,403 m7.1 mi
Tea Creek MountainNE 51°1,385 m13.7 mi
Barlow TopE 86°1,384 m7.8 mi
Briery KnobSSE 167°1,377 m5.5 mi
Rocky KnobS 171°1,355 m4.5 mi
Sugar Creek MountainNE 47°1,355 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5920:0920:49
September equinox07:1018:4519:20
December solstice07:3516:2417:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139505865696863534234
Precip in4.34.05.34.85.85.26.04.44.23.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525098

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