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Nesselrod Knob

Nesselrod Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Nesselrod Knob rises to 877 m in West Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the east-southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Wagner Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31718530, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
877 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.70984, -79.20643

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
Springs: 8
  • Hall Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Sand Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Maple Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
Artworks: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Treasure Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 10.5 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 24.6 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 24.9 mi
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Heishman Garden: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Nesselrod Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobESE 101°1,231 m6.4 mi
Tomahawk MountainSE 133°1,137 m9.2 mi
Middle MountainSSE 159°1,082 m9.4 mi
Brushy MountainSE 135°1,070 m9.9 mi
Rader MountainSE 132°1,067 m7.8 mi
Fulk MountainESE 112°1,056 m8.2 mi
Black Lick MountainESE 105°1,040 m7.3 mi
Socrates MountainSSW 211°1,032 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0620:46
September equinox07:0518:4119:16
December solstice07:3216:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524210

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