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Ruble Knob

Ruble Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Ruble Knob rises to 406 m in West Virginia. Big Pine Knob stands 436 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31495853, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
406 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.01230, -81.29928

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 8
  • Beauchamp-Newman House: 6.2 mi
  • New Era One Room School: 16.1 mi
  • Veterans Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History: 22.5 mi
  • Oil & Gas Museum: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 15.6 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 15.8 mi
Artworks: 2
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quincy Park: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Ruble Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine KnobESE 110°436 m24.2 mi
King KnobENE 57°412 m20.3 mi
Desert KnobSSE 159°400 m20.0 mi
Rattlesnake KnobSE 143°393 m9.4 mi
Cabbage KnobE 100°390 m13.5 mi
Buzzard RocksN 5°388 m17.3 mi
King KnobENE 59°386 m15.3 mi
King RocksS 169°382 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:37
June solstice06:0020:1520:55
September equinox07:1418:4919:24
December solstice07:4116:2517:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342526270747366544335

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Creston, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1558385 — Ruble Knob, Wirt County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356527884

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