Rich Knob
Rich Knob rises to 1,160 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Creek Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Midland Trail passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31488087, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1160 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 16.2 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Concho Overlook · 23 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 25 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Creek Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Allen Knob: 2.0 mi
- Laurel Creek Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Sumac Knob: 2.3 mi
- Pollock Knob: 2.6 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Rupert City Park: 3.6 mi
- Mundy Park: 4.1 mi
- Rainelle Town Park: 5.7 mi
- Cambodia: 15.2 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 15.3 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 15.4 mi
- Fourth Buttress: 15.6 mi
- Third Buttress: 15.7 mi
- Walker Hill: 2.9 mi
- McClung: 3.2 mi
- Bryant: 3.8 mi
- Fairview: 4.3 mi
- Tina: 16.4 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 16.1 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 17.8 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 18.3 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 19.3 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 22.2 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 17.2 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 21.3 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 21.3 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 21.4 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 22.0 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 20.6 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 21.5 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 21.9 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 18.3 mi
- Beartown State Park: 21.8 mi
- Grandview: 24.3 mi
- Needleseye Park: 24.4 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Brooks Falls: 24.0 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 16.4 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 19.7 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Rich Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | ENE 71° | 1,332 m | 10.2 mi |
| Job Knob | ENE 59° | 1,324 m | 8.3 mi |
| Cold Knob | ENE 74° | 1,314 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SE 125° | 1,271 m | 5.5 mi |
| Beech Knob | NNE 30° | 1,261 m | 7.5 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | NNE 32° | 1,255 m | 7.9 mi |
| Blue Knob | NE 56° | 1,227 m | 12.6 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | NNE 28° | 1,223 m | 6.2 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 | 17:07 |
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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525229
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