Sugar Knob
Sugar Knob rises to 513 m in West Virginia. Corren Knob stands 745 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Gassaway Park, a park 3.0 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31536157, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 513 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 21.5 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Knob: 3.5 mi
- Eli Taylor Knob: 5.7 mi
- Coon Knob: 6.4 mi
- Boar Knob: 6.7 mi
- James Knob: 6.8 mi
- Gassaway Park: 3.0 mi
- Sutton Downtown Historic District: 6.2 mi
- Bee Run Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Holly Gray Park: 8.5 mi
- Hersmans Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 12.9 mi
- Gilmer County: 13.3 mi
- Dollar General Trailer: 14.5 mi
- Presidents Wall: 16.1 mi
- Smith-Bush Farm: 18.8 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 7.8 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 14.5 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 12.7 mi
- Stonewall Resort State Park: 24.0 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 18.6 mi
- Hanging Rock: 20.4 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 7.5 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 13.9 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Bulltown: 14.5 mi
- Biology Demonstration Garden: 16.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Sugar Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corren Knob | S 181° | 745 m | 21.4 mi |
| Elk Mountain | ESE 119° | 731 m | 21.1 mi |
| Big Mountain | ESE 113° | 710 m | 17.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SE 140° | 693 m | 15.7 mi |
| Ware Mountain | ESE 109° | 594 m | 15.7 mi |
| Little Birch Mountain | SSE 155° | 577 m | 12.7 mi |
| Barnette Hill | SSE 165° | 566 m | 12.4 mi |
| Moss Knob | ENE 68° | 555 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525309
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- Weston · 30 mi
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