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Smith Knob

Smith Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Smith Knob rises to 348 m in West Virginia. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Weed Knob, a peak 3.0 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31522821, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
348 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.94869, -81.54096

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 49
  • Frozencamp Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
  • Grace Community Park: 10.4 mi
  • Sportsman's Park: 10.9 mi
  • Wells Lock Public Access Site: 11.6 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 11.7 mi
Museums: 10
  • Beauchamp-Newman House: 11.3 mi
  • Washington's Western Lands Museum: 11.7 mi
  • New Era One Room School: 15.8 mi
  • Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History: 21.9 mi
  • Oil & Gas Museum: 22.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 12.6 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quincy Park: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Smith Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruble KnobENE 71°406 m13.7 mi
Rattlesnake KnobE 99°393 m18.9 mi
King RocksSE 135°382 m24.5 mi
Palsor KnobESE 105°380 m18.9 mi
Vineyard KnobSSE 153°378 m21.1 mi
Mount BeulahE 99°371 m17.7 mi
Keeley KnobSE 143°368 m23.3 mi
Garnes KnobSSW 202°365 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:38
June solstice06:0220:1620:56
September equinox07:1518:5019:25
December solstice07:4216:2617:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341526169737265544235
Precip in3.43.44.34.04.84.85.24.03.83.33.03.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandyville 9 NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1546995 — Smith Knob, Jackson County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356521703

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