Sheep House Knob
Sheep House Knob rises to 447 m in West Virginia. Horsepen Mountain stands 763 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Antley Knob, a peak 2.8 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 21 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31517063, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 447 m
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
72 named places within 25 miles
- Antley Knob: 2.8 mi
- Bull Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Kelly Knob: 8.3 mi
- Cotton Hill: 8.5 mi
- Hoover Knob: 9.9 mi
- Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Kermit City Park: 5.6 mi
- Laurel Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Lefty Hamilton Park: 11.1 mi
- Victoria Courts Park: 11.4 mi
- Matewan Depot: 16.8 mi
- Loretta Lynn's Homeplace: 22.0 mi
- AirBoat Rides and Tours: 16.9 mi
- Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours: 16.9 mi
- Man WV War Memorial: 24.2 mi
- Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 24.8 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheep House Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsepen Mountain | SE 128° | 763 m | 22.0 mi |
| Dicks Knob | S 169° | 758 m | 23.8 mi |
| Coon Knob | SE 126° | 741 m | 23.3 mi |
| Glen Alum Mountain | SE 133° | 660 m | 24.0 mi |
| Cow Knob | S 170° | 637 m | 21.2 mi |
| Silk Knob | S 169° | 617 m | 20.4 mi |
| Blackberry Mountain | SSE 163° | 613 m | 18.8 mi |
| Piney Knob | ENE 66° | 603 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dunlow 1 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525263
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