Snake Knob
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
- 22.4 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
- Frame Knob: 1.3 mi
- Long Knob: 3.6 mi
- Bragg Knob: 3.8 mi
- Davis Knob: 4.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.0 mi
- Clay County Park: 9.5 mi
- Gassaway Park: 11.3 mi
- Young Monument: 12.7 mi
- Sutton Downtown Historic District: 14.3 mi
- Bee Run Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
- 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
- Old Stone Trough: 21.3 mi
- Gilmer County: 24.4 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 21.6 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 23.8 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 3.9 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 15.3 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 23.8 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 24.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottle Knob | SE 133° | 924 m | 22.3 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | SSE 146° | 848 m | 21.2 mi |
| Burnt Knob | SE 143° | 804 m | 22.1 mi |
| Lonetree Mountain | SSE 168° | 777 m | 21.0 mi |
| Corren Knob | SSE 151° | 745 m | 14.6 mi |
| Panther Mountain | S 187° | 705 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 101° | 693 m | 17.9 mi |
| Ware Mountain | E 81° | 594 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gassaway, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525284
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