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Sugar Knob

Sugar Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Sugar Knob rises to 1,165 m in West Virginia. Briery Knob stands 1,377 m to the east-southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mann Knob, a peak 2.1 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q31536190, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1165 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.19873, -80.48897

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 29
Cliffs: 23
  • Circus Wall: 19.1 mi
  • Orange Oswald Wall: 19.3 mi
  • Narcissus Cave: 19.3 mi
  • Satisfaction Wall: 19.4 mi
  • Long Wall: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 3.0 mi
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 16.2 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Hillsboro: 15.8 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 21.0 mi
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 2.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 14.1 mi
Museums: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Sugar Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Briery KnobESE 116°1,377 m8.7 mi
Rocky KnobESE 111°1,355 m7.9 mi
Blue KnobE 98°1,340 m11.5 mi
Grassy KnobS 183°1,332 m9.2 mi
Job KnobSSW 200°1,324 m8.7 mi
Spruce MountainE 100°1,316 m10.3 mi
Cold KnobS 176°1,314 m9.5 mi
Mikes KnobENE 76°1,297 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice06:0020:1020:49
September equinox07:1018:4619:21
December solstice07:3616:2417:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139505865696863534234
Precip in4.34.05.34.85.85.26.04.44.23.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525307

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