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Sassafras Knob

Sassafras Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.75290, -80.74842

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 49
  • 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
Ghost towns: 17
Museums: 8
  • 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
Historic sites: 7
  • 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
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Brooks Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Sandstone Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Big Spring: 24.5 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keeney KnobENE 59°1,195 m2.7 mi
Red Spring MountainNE 44°1,169 m2.5 mi
Boggs KnobN 351°1,102 m11.6 mi
Ballengee KnobWSW 250°1,095 m0.7 mi
Elk KnobSW 223°1,078 m2.7 mi
Myles KnobNNW 348°1,054 m15.7 mi
Little Sewell MountainN 7°1,051 m13.9 mi
Walnut KnobNW 314°1,049 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0220:1020:49
September equinox07:1118:4719:22
December solstice07:3516:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542536269737266544335
Precip in3.02.93.83.64.43.74.23.13.42.62.63.4

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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