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Snake Knob

Snake Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Snake Knob rises to 436 m in West Virginia. Cottle Knob stands 924 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Frame Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31523452, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
436 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.57927, -80.95010

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
Cliffs: 10
  • Gun Wall: 24.0 mi
  • The Coliseum: 24.0 mi
  • D.C. Memorial Boulder: 24.0 mi
  • Circus Wall: 24.0 mi
  • Narcissus Cave: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Peters Creek Falls: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bulltown Picnic Area: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Snake Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottle KnobSE 133°924 m22.3 mi
Wildcat KnobSSE 146°848 m21.2 mi
Burnt KnobSE 143°804 m22.1 mi
Lonetree MountainSSE 168°777 m21.0 mi
Corren KnobSSE 151°745 m14.6 mi
Panther MountainS 187°705 m23.3 mi
Pilot KnobE 101°693 m17.9 mi
Ware MountainE 81°594 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:36
June solstice06:0020:1320:52
September equinox07:1218:4819:23
December solstice07:3916:2517:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542546371757368564437
Precip in3.53.24.24.15.05.16.44.73.53.73.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gassaway, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525284

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