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Roundknob

Roundknob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.77981, -81.79152

105 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • 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
Peaks: 40
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 3
  • Silver Bridge Memorial Plaque: 19.2 mi
  • Battle of Point Pleasant Monument: 19.3 mi
  • Mound Cemetery Mound: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Cliffs: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gunstock KnobSE 135°387 m22.5 mi
Vineyard KnobESE 107°378 m24.2 mi
Garnes KnobSE 142°365 m9.6 mi
Weed KnobENE 59°363 m18.2 mi
Turkey KnobE 90°363 m23.5 mi
Smith KnobNE 49°348 m17.8 mi
Mail Point HillNE 39°348 m22.4 mi
Frail KnobSE 130°347 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:39
June solstice06:0320:1620:56
September equinox07:1618:5119:26
December solstice07:4316:2717:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644556472767468564537
Precip in3.13.34.23.84.45.04.93.93.83.13.03.7

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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