Nichols Knob
Nichols Knob rises to 370 m in West Virginia. Mount Pisgah stands 499 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson Rocks, a peak 1.6 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Roane County, West Virginia, United States.
Wikidata Q31718574, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 370 m
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 25.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Jackson Rocks: 1.6 mi
- Starcher Rocks: 3.2 mi
- Keeley Knob: 4.0 mi
- Kate Knob: 4.2 mi
- Round Knob: 5.3 mi
- Taylor Public Hunting Area: 4.8 mi
- Wallback Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
- Charles Fork Lake Recreational Area: 10.8 mi
- Morris Creek Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
- Washington Park: 12.2 mi
- Captain John Young: 13.3 mi
- Train tunnel: 17.6 mi
- Chestnut Point: 7.9 mi
- July: 13.3 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Wedding Garden: 22.1 mi
- Grotto: 22.4 mi
- Skyline Drive: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Nichols Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | SE 135° | 499 m | 17.3 mi |
| Bragg Knob | ESE 111° | 494 m | 19.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SE 127° | 487 m | 10.9 mi |
| Teeny Knob | ENE 73° | 484 m | 17.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | E 79° | 481 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mule Knob | ENE 67° | 478 m | 13.5 mi |
| Schoonover Knob | SSE 148° | 465 m | 15.6 mi |
| Beulah Knob | S 174° | 463 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clendenin, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525132
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