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Rich Knob

Rich Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rich Knob rises to 315 m in West Virginia. Blue Knob stands 420 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31488066, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
315 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.46842, -82.14625

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
  • April Dawn Park: 2.3 mi
  • Jarel Sargent Park: 2.5 mi
  • Volley Ball Park: 5.3 mi
  • Kiwanivista Park: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 52
Peaks: 31
Historic sites: 28
  • Milton Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • 1970 Plane Crash Memorial: 15.3 mi
  • John Marshall: 15.7 mi
  • The Marshall Beech Tree: 15.7 mi
Museums: 11
Attractions: 3
  • Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 15.1 mi
  • Indian Rock: 17.5 mi
  • C&O 1308: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Community Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Ritter Park Rose Garden: 16.5 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue KnobSSE 155°420 m24.6 mi
Buck KnobSE 144°412 m21.8 mi
Buck KnobSSW 206°382 m24.9 mi
Turkeycamp KnobSSW 205°380 m21.1 mi
Stowers KnobSSE 165°378 m17.1 mi
Mays KnobSSW 206°374 m19.8 mi
Flag KnobSSW 194°368 m16.6 mi
Squirrel KnobSSW 200°368 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:41
June solstice06:0620:1720:57
September equinox07:1718:5219:27
December solstice07:4316:3017:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947586674787670584740
Precip in3.43.34.23.84.84.15.74.53.42.92.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PEA Ridge PSD, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555472 — Rich Knob, Cabell County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525231

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