Round Knob
Round Knob rises to 1,073 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 10.0 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31494556, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,073 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 14.6 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 17.6 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 18.0 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 21 mi
125 named places within 25 miles
- Beech Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Turkeybone Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Mast Knob: 2.2 mi
- Whitman Knob: 2.5 mi
- Buck Knob: 2.7 mi
- Huttonsville Park: 10.4 mi
- Huttonsville Farm Wildlife Management Area: 10.8 mi
- Beckys Creek Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
- George Ward Elementary School Park: 11.3 mi
- Mill Creek City Park: 11.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Powerhouse: 21.6 mi
- Cass: 21.6 mi
- Boiler House: 21.6 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 10.0 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 10.8 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 15.1 mi
- High Falls: 22.0 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 14.7 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 20.0 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 23.6 mi
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 25.0 mi
- Raven Rocks: 4.3 mi
- Hanging Rock: 15.4 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 18.5 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 16.7 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 16.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.5 mi
- Buckhannon Mural: 24.2 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 24.3 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Round Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,481 m | 16.6 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | SE 146° | 1,457 m | 15.0 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | SE 137° | 1,433 m | 14.4 mi |
| Snyder Knob | SE 127° | 1,432 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mace Knob | SSE 151° | 1,425 m | 15.7 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | S 182° | 1,397 m | 17.6 mi |
| Ward Knob | SE 132° | 1,385 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sharp Knob | S 182° | 1,379 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickens 2 N, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1546106 — Round Knob, Randolph County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356521009
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 24 mi
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