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Rockcamp Knob

Rockcamp Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rockcamp Knob rises to 1,187 m in West Virginia. Big Spruce Knob stands 1,419 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearwallow Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31492275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1187 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.20234, -80.43619

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
Cliffs: 10
  • Circus Wall: 21.9 mi
  • Orange Oswald Wall: 22.1 mi
  • Narcissus Cave: 22.1 mi
  • Satisfaction Wall: 22.2 mi
  • Long Wall: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 5.5 mi
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 15.0 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Hillsboro: 13.2 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 18.3 mi
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 5.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 11.7 mi
Museums: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Rockcamp Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Spruce KnobENE 72°1,419 m13.2 mi
Black MountainENE 78°1,403 m11.0 mi
Barlow TopE 81°1,384 m11.7 mi
Briery KnobSE 129°1,377 m6.4 mi
Rocky KnobSE 125°1,355 m5.5 mi
Sugar Creek MountainNE 54°1,355 m12.3 mi
High RockE 89°1,347 m12.7 mi
Blue KnobESE 102°1,340 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice06:0020:1020:49
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:3516:2417:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139505865696863534234
Precip in4.34.05.34.85.85.26.04.44.23.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524367

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