Powell Knob
Powell Knob rises to 430 m in West Virginia. Ware Mountain stands 594 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Glenville City Square, a park 2.6 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31477015, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 430 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 8.6 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Tank Hill: 2.6 mi
- Big Pine Knob: 3.6 mi
- Flag Knob: 4.6 mi
- Locust Knob: 7.0 mi
- Gabel Knob: 11.2 mi
- Glenville City Square: 2.6 mi
- Burnsville City Park: 8.9 mi
- Hersmans Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
- Riffle Run Recreation Area: 11.5 mi
- Burnsville Lake Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Presidents Wall: 2.7 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 3.9 mi
- Dollar General Trailer: 4.1 mi
- Smith-Bush Farm: 5.2 mi
- Gilmer County: 6.0 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 2.9 mi
- Stonewall Resort State Park: 17.3 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 15.3 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 18.5 mi
- Biology Demonstration Garden: 2.6 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 10.6 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Bulltown: 15.4 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Weston Historic Walking Tour: 20.8 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Powell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ware Mountain | SE 142° | 594 m | 23.9 mi |
| Beverage Knob | ESE 104° | 589 m | 23.7 mi |
| Moss Knob | ESE 103° | 555 m | 21.8 mi |
| Cochran Knob | ESE 108° | 551 m | 22.7 mi |
| Big Knob | E 98° | 551 m | 23.0 mi |
| Wilson Knob | E 93° | 546 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sugar Knob | ESE 112° | 542 m | 19.6 mi |
| Coon Knob | S 175° | 542 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenville, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356520413
Day trips start here
- Weston · 21 mi
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