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Mitchell Knob

Mitchell Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Mitchell Knob rises to 828 m in West Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the east-southeast, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Cow Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31718378, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
828 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.70900, -79.12698

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Museums: 13
Artworks: 12
Historic sites: 10
Springs: 7
  • Hall Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Sand Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Maple Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 4
  • Treasure Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 14.6 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 20.9 mi
  • Shenandoah Caverns: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Mitchell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobESE1,231 m2.3 mi
Feedstone MountainSSE1,174 m8.2 mi
Tomahawk MountainSSE1,137 m6.7 mi
Rader MountainSSE1,067 m5.4 mi
Fulk MountainSE1,056 m4.4 mi
Black Lick MountainESE1,040 m3.3 mi
Rader KnobE1,019 m3.5 mi
Beech Lick KnobE1,000 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0620:45
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555141 — Mitchell Knob, Pendleton County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525107

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