Nichols Knob
Nichols Knob rises to 844 m in West Virginia. Job Knob stands 1,324 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dougher Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Midland Trail passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31718566, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 844 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 21.7 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 22.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 24.2 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 23 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 29 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dougher Knob: 1.6 mi
- Meadow Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Bennett Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Little Sewell Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Turniphole Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Meadow River Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Mundy Park: 4.8 mi
- Rupert City Park: 5.4 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Rainelle Town Park: 7.7 mi
- Coffman Hill: 16.4 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Cambodia: 21.5 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 21.7 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 21.8 mi
- Fairview: 8.6 mi
- Bryant: 10.1 mi
- Walker Hill: 10.1 mi
- McClung: 10.6 mi
- Tina: 11.4 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 7.6 mi
- World War II Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 21.2 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 21.7 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 22.0 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 12.7 mi
- Organ Cave: 17.4 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 20.5 mi
- The Bunker: 21.0 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 24.2 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 14.0 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 19.1 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 19.2 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 19.3 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 19.3 mi
- Brooks Falls: 17.1 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Grandview: 21.7 mi
- Beartown State Park: 24.1 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 15.9 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 23.9 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Nichols Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job Knob | NNE 28° | 1,324 m | 14.7 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NE 37° | 1,271 m | 7.0 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | N 10° | 1,223 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bush Place Knob | N 8° | 1,208 m | 13.9 mi |
| Huggins Knob | NE 49° | 1,204 m | 7.9 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NE 47° | 1,204 m | 8.3 mi |
| Keeney Knob | SSW 194° | 1,195 m | 8.4 mi |
| Joe Knob | NNE 29° | 1,192 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525130
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