Sheep Knob
Sheep Knob rises to 566 m in West Virginia. Burning Rock stands 912 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is High Knob, a peak 5.3 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 11 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31517078, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 566 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 17.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Rock Overlook · 25 mi
- Lovers Leap Overlook · 25 mi
- Towers Overlook · 25 mi
- Grassy Overlook · 25 mi
82 named places within 25 miles
- High Knob: 5.3 mi
- Pine Knob: 5.7 mi
- Bradshaw Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Hensley Knob: 9.5 mi
- Glen Alum Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Verner Blankenship Community Park: 7.1 mi
- Coal Camp Park: 9.7 mi
- Bradshaw Park: 10.0 mi
- Larry Joe Harless Community Center: 10.3 mi
- Turkey Fork School: 10.8 mi
- Bartley Mine Disaster: 12.6 mi
- Space Shuttle Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Man WV War Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 11.3 mi
- Big Branch Day Use Area: 11.6 mi
- AirBoat Rides and Tours: 17.9 mi
- Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours: 17.9 mi
- Matewan Depot: 18.0 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 21.6 mi
- Hix: 22.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.6 mi
- Breaks Interstate Park: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheep Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Rock | NE 36° | 912 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sugar Cove Mountain | S 169° | 885 m | 17.4 mi |
| Stone Steps | SSE 147° | 868 m | 20.3 mi |
| Panther Knob | NE 41° | 866 m | 23.6 mi |
| Wolfpen Knob | S 175° | 860 m | 20.9 mi |
| Osborne Mountain | S 178° | 840 m | 19.5 mi |
| Huff Mountain | NE 37° | 835 m | 21.7 mi |
| Keen Mountain | S 185° | 834 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:14 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 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 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RD Bailey Lake, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555605 — Sheep Knob, McDowell County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525265
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