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Rough Knob

Rough Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rough Knob rises to 1,184 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Smoke Camp Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 0.5 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31494277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,184 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.54567, -79.71700

Overlooks nearby

122 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Parks: 23
Historic sites: 10
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 3.1 mi
  • Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Powerhouse: 14.5 mi
  • Boiler House: 14.5 mi
  • Cass: 15.0 mi
Springs: 9
  • Locust Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Cool Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Rock Lick Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Pat Spring: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 9.3 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 9.4 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 11.8 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 15.5 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Museums: 4
  • NRAO Science Center: 9.7 mi
  • Charles P. Jones Museum: 11.7 mi
  • Highland County Museum: 18.9 mi
  • Randolph County Museum: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rough Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobNE1,482 m14.6 mi
Beech Flat KnobWSW1,433 m14.1 mi
Snyder KnobW1,432 m13.4 mi
Pharis KnobNNE1,410 m14.3 mi
Elleber KnobS1,401 m8.7 mi
Watering Pond KnobS1,396 m7.8 mi
Kile KnobENE1,395 m13.6 mi
Ward KnobW1,385 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5620:0820:47
September equinox07:0718:4319:18
December solstice07:3416:2017:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475664676660493830
Precip in3.43.04.13.84.93.94.13.63.52.92.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bartow 1S, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524375

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