Roundknob
Roundknob rises to 307 m in West Virginia. Gunstock Knob stands 387 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Evans Dale Farm Community REecration area, a park 2.7 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31495108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 307 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 20.4 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 28.3 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
105 named places within 25 miles
- Evans Dale Farm Community REecration area: 2.7 mi
- Parsons Corner: 5.1 mi
- Cedar Lakes Conference Center: 6.1 mi
- Keraland Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Riverfront Park: 11.4 mi
- Reynolds Hill: 5.2 mi
- Hall Knob: 5.9 mi
- Hargreave Knob: 6.2 mi
- Garnes Knob: 9.6 mi
- Cedar Hill: 9.7 mi
- Washington's Western Lands Museum: 11.4 mi
- Mary Ingles Trail: 18.1 mi
- Mothman Museum: 19.2 mi
- Our House Tavern Museum: 22.3 mi
- Our House Museum: 22.3 mi
- Silver Bridge Memorial Plaque: 19.2 mi
- Battle of Point Pleasant Monument: 19.3 mi
- Mound Cemetery Mound: 24.1 mi
- Huntsville: 4.4 mi
- July: 16.5 mi
- Mothman Statue: 19.2 mi
- The White Falcon: 20.7 mi
- Chestnut Point: 21.1 mi
- Stony Point: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roundknob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunstock Knob | SE 135° | 387 m | 22.5 mi |
| Vineyard Knob | ESE 107° | 378 m | 24.2 mi |
| Garnes Knob | SE 142° | 365 m | 9.6 mi |
| Weed Knob | ENE 59° | 363 m | 18.2 mi |
| Turkey Knob | E 90° | 363 m | 23.5 mi |
| Smith Knob | NE 49° | 348 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mail Point Hill | NE 39° | 348 m | 22.4 mi |
| Frail Knob | SE 130° | 347 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:16 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ripley, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1546115 — Roundknob, Jackson County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356521025
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