Rich Knob
Rich Knob rises to 1,023 m in West Virginia. Buckhorn Knob stands 1,239 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Grave Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31488109, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,023 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 19.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 21.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 18 mi
- Concho Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rhodell Park: 6.5 mi
- Helen Park: 7.9 mi
- Bright Bridge Park: 9.8 mi
- Mullins Volunteer Park: 10.1 mi
- Mullens City Pool: 10.1 mi
- Indian Grave Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.0 mi
- Huff Knob: 4.8 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 10.4 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 14.4 mi
- Stone Arch: 15.0 mi
- World War II Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Kimball World War I Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Mercer County War Museum: 14.9 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 15.0 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 15.0 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 15.0 mi
- Princeton Railroad Museum: 15.0 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 4.1 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 18.1 mi
- Grandview: 20.3 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 23.3 mi
- Ship Rock: 15.1 mi
- The Canopy: 24.9 mi
- City Garden: 15.1 mi
- Brooks Falls: 19.7 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 20.6 mi
- Bluefield Love Sign: 22.2 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Rich Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn Knob | SSE 148° | 1,239 m | 22.5 mi |
| Jesses Knob | SSE 147° | 1,164 m | 21.9 mi |
| Huff Knob | ENE 72° | 1,088 m | 4.8 mi |
| Ivy Knob | NW 314° | 1,083 m | 22.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,078 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | S 187° | 1,069 m | 3.9 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | NE 54° | 1,049 m | 2.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | ENE 59° | 1,045 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:30 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullens 3 E, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555470 — Rich Knob, Mercer County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525228
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