Rocky Knob
Rocky Knob rises to 1,355 m in West Virginia. Big Spruce Knob stands 1,419 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Briery Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31492490, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1355 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 21.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Briery Knob: 1.0 mi
- Point Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Sugartree Bench Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 5.5 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 5.7 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 7.0 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 10.8 mi
- Mill Run: 8.0 mi
- Alum Springs: 20.5 mi
- Brink: 21.6 mi
- McClung: 21.9 mi
- Walker Hill: 22.1 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 1.5 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 1.6 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 1.7 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 11.1 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 10.8 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 23.0 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Hillsboro: 8.1 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 13.1 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 8.2 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 24.8 mi
- Beartown State Park: 8.5 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 11.7 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 6.3 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 10.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spruce Knob | NE 48° | 1,419 m | 10.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 49° | 1,403 m | 8.3 mi |
| Barlow Top | NE 55° | 1,384 m | 8.6 mi |
| Briery Knob | SSE 149° | 1,377 m | 1.0 mi |
| Sugar Creek Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,355 m | 11.7 mi |
| High Rock | ENE 68° | 1,347 m | 8.9 mi |
| Blue Knob | ENE 72° | 1,340 m | 4.2 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SW 231° | 1,332 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1552712 — Rocky Knob, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524368
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