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Snyder Knob

Snyder Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Snyder Knob rises to 1,432 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the south-southwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ward Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Back Mountain Backway passes 6.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q31523670, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1432 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.53650, -79.96395

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
Historic sites: 6
  • Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 8.5 mi
  • Powerhouse: 9.8 mi
  • Boiler House: 9.9 mi
  • Cass: 10.0 mi
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • High Falls of Cheat: 2.9 mi
  • High Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Tecumseh Falls: 23.0 mi
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
  • NRAO Science Center: 10.8 mi
  • Randolph County Museum: 21.6 mi
  • Charles P. Jones Museum: 22.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cool Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Locust Spring: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 17.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Snyder Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cheat MountainSSW 197°1,481 m6.9 mi
Thorny BenchmarkS 189°1,481 m9.9 mi
Bald KnobSSE 164°1,476 m6.4 mi
Tygart Valley NorthSSW 201°1,457 m5.0 mi
Beech Flat KnobS 187°1,433 m2.7 mi
Mace KnobSSW 204°1,425 m6.5 mi
Elleber KnobESE 122°1,401 m15.3 mi
Gauley MountainSW 228°1,397 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice05:5720:0820:48
September equinox07:0818:4419:19
December solstice07:3516:2117:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253034455561656458493829
Precip in5.35.56.35.46.65.65.75.04.04.03.85.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kumbrabow, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1552956 — Snyder Knob, Randolph County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524443

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