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Saddle Back Knob

Saddle Back Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Saddle Back Knob rises to 251 m in West Virginia. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is College Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31497847, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
251 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.17035, -81.65791

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Peaks: 39
Museums: 16
Artworks: 15
Gardens: 8
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 6.4 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 6.5 mi
  • West Virginia Welcome Center: 19.0 mi
  • Washington Interstate 77 NB: 22.7 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Tunnel Rock: 24.6 mi
  • Blair Arch: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quincy Park: 8.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saddle Back Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruble KnobESE 119°406 m22.1 mi
Buzzard RocksENE 73°388 m21.6 mi
Weed KnobSSE 155°363 m19.4 mi
Mail Point HillSE 144°348 m11.8 mi
Smith KnobSSE 158°348 m16.6 mi
Panther KnobSSE 156°342 m22.8 mi
Ball KnobSE 130°342 m24.2 mi
Balls KnobSSE 169°339 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice06:0120:1720:57
September equinox07:1518:5019:25
December solstice07:4316:2517:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543556472767569564537
Precip in3.43.04.03.74.54.94.63.73.23.02.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parkersburg, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356521103

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