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Stump Knob

Stump Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Stump Knob rises to 848 m in West Virginia. Beech Lick Knob stands 1,000 m to the south, 12 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
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 7
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 12.7 miles of Stump Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beech Lick KnobS 183°1,000 m12.1 mi
White Grass KnobS 181°988 m11.2 mi
Spring MountainWSW 242°951 m9.7 mi
Snyder KnobENE 76°936 m12.7 mi
Third PointS 179°933 m12.5 mi
Reynolds KnobSSW 211°930 m6.3 mi
Buffalo Clover KnobS 175°917 m10.6 mi
Ant KnobSSW 211°916 m9.6 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 5080 °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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