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Shriner Knob

Shriner Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Shriner Knob rises to 809 m in West Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the south, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Marks Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31518065, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
809 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.53429, -79.23976

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
Historic sites: 14
Springs: 13
Museums: 10
Artworks: 10
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Treasure Mountain: 10.5 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 15.0 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 17.7 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 19.2 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 24.9 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 25.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Shriner Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reddish KnobS 181°1,338 m5.0 mi
Flagpole KnobESE 119°1,336 m3.4 mi
Slate Springs MountainESE 122°1,332 m3.4 mi
Bother KnobSE 140°1,323 m2.4 mi
Little Bald KnobS 186°1,320 m9.8 mi
High KnobENE 57°1,246 m4.4 mi
Dyers KnobS 189°1,245 m5.6 mi
Dundore MountainE 93°1,244 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5420:0620:45
September equinox07:0518:4119:16
December solstice07:3216:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524429

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