Round Knob
Round Knob rises to 234 m in West Virginia. Pilot Knob stands 487 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Roane County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31494576, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 234 m
How to reach it
- 20.0 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 26.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 29.5 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Knob: 0.7 mi
- Vineyard Knob: 0.8 mi
- Huckleberry Knob: 2.7 mi
- Lee Knob: 3.4 mi
- Keeley Knob: 5.0 mi
- Charles Fork Lake Recreational Area: 7.4 mi
- Washington Park: 8.6 mi
- Taylor Public Hunting Area: 8.7 mi
- Ben's Run Recreational Area: 8.7 mi
- Goff Hill Civil War Park: 8.8 mi
- Captain John Young: 14.7 mi
- Train tunnel: 20.1 mi
- Chestnut Point: 2.9 mi
- July: 9.1 mi
- Wedding Garden: 22.0 mi
- Grotto: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Round Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SE 127° | 487 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mule Knob | E 83° | 478 m | 16.7 mi |
| Schoonover Knob | SE 143° | 465 m | 20.6 mi |
| Beulah Knob | SSE 163° | 463 m | 20.6 mi |
| Velvet Knob | E 101° | 460 m | 17.4 mi |
| Painter Knob | ESE 110° | 457 m | 17.8 mi |
| Weedy Knob | ESE 110° | 447 m | 13.8 mi |
| Carnes Knob | SSE 160° | 440 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spencer, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525243
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