Rich Knob
Rich Knob rises to 1,150 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the south, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Flat Knob, a peak 2.0 miles away. Back Mountain Backway passes 9.3 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31488130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,150 m
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 9.6 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 9.9 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 12.6 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 14 mi
105 named places within 25 miles
- Beech Flat Knob: 2.0 mi
- Ward Knob: 2.2 mi
- Tygart Valley North: 2.6 mi
- Snyder Knob: 3.0 mi
- Valley Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 5.8 mi
- Beckys Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 7.5 mi
- Cass Historical District: 8.9 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 9.0 mi
- Powerhouse: 8.9 mi
- Boiler House: 8.9 mi
- Cass: 8.9 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 12.6 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 2.8 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 20.8 mi
- High Falls: 22.1 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 22.1 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 17.4 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 22.1 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 23.0 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 23.8 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 11.4 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 23.7 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 24.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 10.2 mi
- Locust Spring: 20.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 10.9 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 12.0 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 16.7 mi
- Locust Springs: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rich Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | S 179° | 1,481 m | 4.5 mi |
| Thorny Benchmark | S 175° | 1,481 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | SE 136° | 1,476 m | 5.6 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | S 172° | 1,457 m | 2.6 mi |
| Red Spruce Knob | SSW 213° | 1,434 m | 14.9 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | ESE 109° | 1,433 m | 2.0 mi |
| Snyder Knob | NE 46° | 1,432 m | 3.0 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | SSW 207° | 1,428 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snowshoe, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524343
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