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Stump Knob

Stump Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Stump Knob rises to 848 m in West Virginia. Rader Knob stands 1,019 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Getz Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31535725, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
848 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.88567, -79.00309

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Mathias Community Center: 7.3 mi
  • Bergton Fairgrounds: 7.8 mi
  • Dam Site Seven Park: 9.0 mi
  • Welton Park: 9.1 mi
  • Michael Brothers Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
Springs: 12
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 12.0 mi
  • Stranderman Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Cold Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Sand Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Hall Spring: 16.9 mi
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 6
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Cootie Bug: 21.6 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 21.7 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 21.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Old grape garden: 18.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Stump Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rader KnobSSW1,019 m12.8 mi
Beech Lick KnobS1,000 m12.1 mi
White Grass KnobS988 m11.2 mi
Spring MountainWSW951 m9.7 mi
Snyder KnobENE936 m12.7 mi
Third PointS933 m12.5 mi
Reynolds KnobSSW930 m6.3 mi
Buffalo Clover KnobS917 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0520:45
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644546372767467554537
Precip in2.62.63.53.54.54.14.53.63.42.72.52.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356521984

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