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Rabbit Knob

Rabbit Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rabbit Knob rises to 876 m in West Virginia. Thorny Benchmark stands 1,481 m to the north-northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Thorny Creek Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 6.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31482986, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
876 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.32429, -79.96812

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
  • Cass Historical District: 5.7 mi
  • Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 5.8 mi
  • Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 5.9 mi
  • Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 8.9 mi
  • Community Wellness Center: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Cass: 5.7 mi
  • Boiler House: 6.1 mi
  • Powerhouse: 6.1 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 16.9 mi
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 18.1 mi
Springs: 6
  • Bolar Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 18.1 mi
  • Cool Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Muddy Spring Run: 19.1 mi
  • Grose Spring: 20.7 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 21.4 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 21.9 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Rabbit Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thorny BenchmarkNNW 345°1,481 m5.1 mi
Cheat MountainNNW 347°1,481 m8.3 mi
Bald KnobNNE 13°1,476 m8.8 mi
Tygart Valley NorthN 351°1,457 m10.2 mi
Red Spruce KnobW 271°1,434 m10.1 mi
Beech Flat KnobN 360°1,433 m12.0 mi
Red Lick MountainW 266°1,428 m8.8 mi
Mace KnobNNW 345°1,425 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice05:5720:0820:48
September equinox07:0818:4419:19
December solstice07:3416:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431425159636256463527
Precip in6.15.06.05.25.85.74.94.84.44.14.56.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snowshoe, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555430 — Rabbit Knob, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525221

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