Saddle Back Knob
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
- 5.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 6.9 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 8.9 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 20.4 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ferndale Park: 7.1 mi
- Scott Field: 7.1 mi
- Southwood Park: 7.3 mi
- Blennerhassett Island Historic District: 7.5 mi
- Kraton Park: 7.5 mi
- Fort Boreman Magazine: 7.9 mi
- Belpre and The Ohio River: 7.9 mi
- Devol’s Floating Mill: 7.9 mi
- Putnam Family Library / Belpre Farmers' Library: 8.0 mi
- Steam Engine No. 898: 9.7 mi
- College Hill: 1.1 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.6 mi
- Scoby Knob: 3.5 mi
- Mount Logan: 7.9 mi
- Anthony Hill: 8.2 mi
- Skunk Run Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve: 12.3 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 12.9 mi
- Deep Hollow-Dark Skies Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Morris Reserve: 13.6 mi
- Blennerhassett Mansion: 7.6 mi
- New Era One Room School: 7.9 mi
- Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History: 8.2 mi
- Belpre Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Oil & Gas Museum: 8.3 mi
- Decorative wooden bear: 9.7 mi
- Mini Farm Figurines: 12.8 mi
- Blackwater Magic: 19.9 mi
- Rooted in Kindness: 20.0 mi
- Ohio River Tunnel: 20.0 mi
- mary's garden: 12.5 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 19.5 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 19.7 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 19.8 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Oakland: 8.9 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 19.8 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 20.2 mi
- Rufus Putnam House: 20.3 mi
- Grindstone - Washington Co. Quarry: 22.5 mi
- Rock Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Stony Point: 13.6 mi
- Rockhouse Rock Cliff: 24.9 mi
- 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
- Tunnel Rock: 24.6 mi
- Blair Arch: 24.8 mi
- Quincy Park: 8.8 mi
- Flora: 17.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruble Knob | ESE 119° | 406 m | 22.1 mi |
| Buzzard Rocks | ENE 73° | 388 m | 21.6 mi |
| Weed Knob | SSE 155° | 363 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mail Point Hill | SE 144° | 348 m | 11.8 mi |
| Smith Knob | SSE 158° | 348 m | 16.6 mi |
| Panther Knob | SSE 156° | 342 m | 22.8 mi |
| Ball Knob | SE 130° | 342 m | 24.2 mi |
| Balls Knob | SSE 169° | 339 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:25 | 17:08 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parkersburg, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356521103
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