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Stuart Knob

Stuart Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Stuart Knob rises to 1,221 m in West Virginia. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bickle Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 7.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31535441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1221 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.93733, -79.71062

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 8
Springs: 7
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Pat Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Harlan Irons Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Elkins Roundhouse: 7.7 mi
  • Wilson Monument: 8.3 mi
  • 1971 Plane Crash Site: 16.5 mi
  • Historic Coke Ovens: 17.0 mi
  • Historic Coke Ovens: 17.1 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Seneca Rocks: 19.8 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 19.8 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 19.8 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 19.8 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 16.9 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 7.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Stuart Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Porte CrayonE 92°1,452 m13.7 mi
Green KnobE 100°1,424 m14.5 mi
Pharis KnobSSE 162°1,410 m14.3 mi
Haystack KnobE 99°1,376 m14.8 mi
Horse RockSE 138°1,374 m17.0 mi
Weiss KnobENE 75°1,359 m15.6 mi
Job KnobESE 115°1,353 m11.2 mi
Brierpatch MountainESE 107°1,348 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5420:0820:48
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:3516:1917:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526068717064534235
Precip in3.43.34.04.15.14.56.03.93.53.12.93.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkins- Randolph CO AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555731 — Stuart Knob, Randolph County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525306

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