Red Oak Knob
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Red Oak Knob rises to 1,129 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Knob, a peak 2.6 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 7.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31431205, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,129 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bishop Knob: 2.6 mi
- Mills Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Snakeden Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bee Knob: 5.2 mi
- Briery Knob: 5.3 mi
- Bishop Knob Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Bolair Ball Field: 5.9 mi
- Cowen Town Park: 7.2 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 7.5 mi
- Circus Wall: 22.8 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 22.9 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 23.0 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 23.1 mi
- Long Wall: 23.2 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 9.2 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 13.4 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 13.6 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 13.7 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 21.6 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 10.2 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 23.6 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 24.9 mi
- Beartown State Park: 22.7 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 23.1 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 23.6 mi
- Hillsboro: 19.5 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 24.2 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 10.0 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 19.4 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 19.5 mi
- Mill Run: 20.8 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Red Oak Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Spruce Knob | E 97° | 1,434 m | 15.6 mi |
| Big Spruce Knob | ESE 116° | 1,419 m | 14.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | SE 127° | 1,403 m | 13.7 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | E 79° | 1,397 m | 15.2 mi |
| Tea Creek Mountain | E 92° | 1,385 m | 14.7 mi |
| Barlow Top | SE 126° | 1,384 m | 14.6 mi |
| Sharp Knob | ENE 71° | 1,379 m | 15.8 mi |
| Sugar Creek Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,355 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1552609 — Red Oak Knob, Webster County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524331
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