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Shockeys Knob

Shockeys Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Shockeys Knob rises to 567 m in West Virginia. Pinnacle stands 864 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 3.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31517867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
567 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.39093, -78.22862

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 19
Artworks: 16
  • Welcome Pineapple: 12.9 mi
  • Stars and Stripes Apple Statue: 13.8 mi
  • An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 13.9 mi
  • White House Apple Statue: 13.9 mi
  • Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 13.9 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Attractions: 9
  • Farnham Colossi: 2.5 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 8.3 mi
  • Almost Heaven Sign: 8.3 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 19.3 mi
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 19.3 mi
Springs: 7
  • Neglar Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Natural Spring: 8.5 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 8.8 mi
  • Town Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Gainsboro Tourist Park: 8.2 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 11.9 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 22.6 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 22.8 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Beach 2: 7.5 mi
  • Beach 1: 7.6 mi
  • Beach 3: 7.9 mi
  • River Beach: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Herb Garden: 24.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Hooks Mill Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Mountain Falls: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Shockeys Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PinnacleSSW 213°864 m20.4 mi
High PointWNW 300°789 m7.3 mi
Spring Gap MountainWNW 289°679 m14.3 mi
Cacapon 2NNW 336°673 m10.9 mi
Bens KnobWSW 240°617 m18.4 mi
Cooper MountainWSW 240°617 m18.4 mi
Thomas MountainSSW 213°581 m17.3 mi
Sleepy Creek MountainNNE 21°580 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4720:0420:44
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3016:1116:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526169747265544335
Precip in3.62.23.03.54.44.94.33.14.43.32.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525268

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