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Rattlesnake Knob

Rattlesnake Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Knob rises to 393 m in West Virginia. Teeny Knob stands 484 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Beulah, a peak 1.2 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31485008, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
393 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.90425, -81.19400

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 17
Historic sites: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 24.6 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 24.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Beauchamp-Newman House: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Rattlesnake Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teeny KnobSE 142°484 m18.3 mi
Rattlesnake KnobSE 145°481 m19.7 mi
Mule KnobSSE 153°478 m15.8 mi
Velvet KnobSSE 159°460 m21.0 mi
Weedy KnobS 171°447 m21.2 mi
Boar KnobSE 128°440 m18.2 mi
Pine KnobSE 129°439 m21.9 mi
Big Pine KnobE 93°436 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:37
June solstice06:0020:1420:54
September equinox07:1318:4819:24
December solstice07:4116:2517:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342526270747366544335

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525224

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