Round Knob
Round Knob rises to 884 m in West Virginia. Ballengee Knob stands 1,095 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Shady Spring Mountain, a peak 4.0 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4128612.
Wikidata Q31494532, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 884 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 19.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 19.9 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 15 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 25 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shady Spring Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Plumley Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Hecks Knob: 5.3 mi
- Irish Mountain: 5.8 mi
- White Oak Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Beckley Soccer Complex: 4.8 mi
- Freedom Park: 6.0 mi
- Skimkins Street Playground: 6.2 mi
- Glen Avenue Park: 6.4 mi
- Scott Avenue Park: 6.5 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 20.5 mi
- Endless Wall: 20.6 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 20.6 mi
- Fern Point Area: 20.6 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 4.8 mi
- World War II Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 11.4 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 12.4 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 14.2 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 7.4 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 7.4 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 7.7 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 11.2 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 11.2 mi
- Ship Rock: 4.4 mi
- The Canopy: 11.6 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 13.8 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 21.7 mi
- Grandview: 5.8 mi
- Needleseye Park: 15.7 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 16.6 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Brooks Falls: 9.8 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 8.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Round Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballengee Knob | E 92° | 1,095 m | 16.6 mi |
| Huff Knob | SSW 193° | 1,088 m | 11.9 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,078 m | 11.8 mi |
| Elk Knob | E 98° | 1,078 m | 15.7 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NNE 33° | 1,049 m | 12.1 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | SSW 203° | 1,049 m | 12.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 199° | 1,045 m | 11.7 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,040 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:28 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley Raleigh CO AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525241
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