Round Knob
Round Knob rises to 698 m in West Virginia. Snowy Point stands 1,235 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31494466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 698 m
How to reach it
- 20.8 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 28.3 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Charles Knob: 3.6 mi
- Orrs Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Gap Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Knob: 7.9 mi
- Day Park: 3.4 mi
- Brighton Park: 4.0 mi
- Welton Park: 5.9 mi
- Michael Brothers Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
- Petersburg City Park: 7.4 mi
- Stranderman Spring: 16.6 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 18.4 mi
- Big Spring: 20.2 mi
- Trout Run Fault Spring: 21.8 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 22.6 mi
- Baker Rocks: 7.6 mi
- Helmick Rock: 10.4 mi
- Hanging Rock: 18.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 21.9 mi
- Lower Slabs: 23.9 mi
- Stony River Dam: 13.6 mi
- Stony River Dam: 13.7 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 23.7 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 23.7 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 23.7 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 24.0 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 24.0 mi
- Davis History House: 24.0 mi
- Davis History House: 24.0 mi
- Literary Hall: 24.0 mi
- Lost River State Park: 14.2 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 21.7 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 23.9 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 4.8 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 23.8 mi
- Bryce Resort: 23.9 mi
- Smoke Hole: 19.8 mi
- Stringtown: 23.4 mi
- Kempton: 24.7 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 20.5 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 23.1 mi
- Elakala Falls: 23.9 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 23.2 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 23.3 mi
- Old grape garden: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Round Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Point | WNW 292° | 1,235 m | 15.5 mi |
| Bear Rocks | W 267° | 1,222 m | 13.1 mi |
| Blackbird Knob | WSW 258° | 1,203 m | 16.2 mi |
| Stack Rock | W 271° | 1,186 m | 12.8 mi |
| Breathed Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,173 m | 17.7 mi |
| Brown Mountain | WNW 288° | 1,137 m | 18.0 mi |
| North Fork Peak | SW 229° | 1,083 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pigeonroost | NW 309° | 1,074 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:15 | 16:58 |
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 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moorefield 1 SSE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1546107 — Round Knob, Hardy County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356521012
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