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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

Peaks
Parks
Museums: 13
Artworks: 12
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 8
  • Raven Rocks: 11.9 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 12.0 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 15.5 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 15.5 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 15.6 mi
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
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 KnobESE 121°1,231 m2.3 mi
Feedstone MountainSSE 164°1,174 m8.2 mi
Tomahawk MountainSSE 159°1,137 m6.7 mi
Brushy MountainSSE 158°1,070 m7.4 mi
Rader MountainSSE 163°1,067 m5.4 mi
Fulk MountainSE 132°1,056 m4.4 mi
Black Lick MountainESE 123°1,040 m3.3 mi
Rader KnobE 93°1,019 m3.5 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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