Rose Knob
Rose Knob rises to 1,071 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Midland Trail passes 6.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31493746, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,071 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 17.1 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 27.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Huggins Knob: 1.6 mi
- Point Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Cross Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Joe Knob: 3.9 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
- Mundy Park: 8.3 mi
- Rupert City Park: 8.5 mi
- Meadow River Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- Coffman Hill: 15.6 mi
- Cambodia: 23.2 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 23.3 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 23.4 mi
- Fourth Buttress: 23.6 mi
- Walker Hill: 11.2 mi
- McClung: 11.4 mi
- Alum Springs: 11.8 mi
- Fairview: 11.9 mi
- Bryant: 12.0 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 11.0 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 17.1 mi
- The Bunker: 18.0 mi
- Organ Cave: 18.6 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 17.3 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 17.3 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 17.5 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 18.1 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Hillsboro: 20.9 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 24.2 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 13.1 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 21.2 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 21.8 mi
- Beartown State Park: 14.9 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 23.1 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 17.8 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 25.0 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 17.2 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Rose Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | NNE 18° | 1,332 m | 6.4 mi |
| Job Knob | N 355° | 1,324 m | 7.1 mi |
| Cold Knob | NNE 28° | 1,314 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sugartree Bench Mountain | NE 38° | 1,289 m | 13.7 mi |
| Cross Mountain | W 265° | 1,271 m | 3.2 mi |
| Beech Knob | NNW 337° | 1,261 m | 10.2 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | NNW 340° | 1,255 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bee Knob | NE 35° | 1,231 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555522 — Rose Knob, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525240
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