Sassafras Knob
Sassafras Knob rises to 1,116 m in West Virginia. Keeney Knob stands 1,195 m to the east-northeast, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballengee Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Midland Trail passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31719079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1116 m
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 13.0 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 22.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 24 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ballengee Knob: 0.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.3 mi
- Red Spring Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Elk Knob: 2.7 mi
- Keeney Knob: 2.7 mi
- Pence Springs Hotel Historic District: 5.1 mi
- Alderson Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
- Alderson Athletic Field: 6.6 mi
- John Henry Historical Park: 7.2 mi
- Hilldale-Talcott Ruritan Club John Henry Park: 7.5 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 9.3 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 9.4 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 9.5 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 17.0 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 17.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 21.3 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 21.7 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 22.0 mi
- Organ Cave: 17.2 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 17.4 mi
- Ship Rock: 21.5 mi
- The Canopy: 22.9 mi
- The Bunker: 24.2 mi
- Brooks Falls: 8.3 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 8.6 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 8.7 mi
- Coffman Hill: 18.8 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Big Spring: 24.5 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 24.6 mi
- Grandview: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Sassafras Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeney Knob | ENE 59° | 1,195 m | 2.7 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | NE 44° | 1,169 m | 2.5 mi |
| Boggs Knob | N 351° | 1,102 m | 11.6 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | WSW 250° | 1,095 m | 0.7 mi |
| Elk Knob | SW 223° | 1,078 m | 2.7 mi |
| Myles Knob | NNW 348° | 1,054 m | 15.7 mi |
| Little Sewell Mountain | N 7° | 1,051 m | 13.9 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NW 314° | 1,049 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:27 | 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 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555574 — Sassafras Knob, Summers County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525253
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