Sugar Knob
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
- 2.9 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 28.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mann Knob: 2.1 mi
- Sugarcamp Knob: 2.3 mi
- Rockcamp Knob: 2.9 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Mill Knob: 3.1 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 3.0 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 7.2 mi
- Richwood Roadside Park: 8.4 mi
- 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
- Mill Run: 15.9 mi
- McClung: 17.0 mi
- Walker Hill: 17.4 mi
- Bryant: 18.4 mi
- Fairview: 19.8 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 3.5 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 8.4 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 8.5 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 8.6 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 3.0 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 20.0 mi
- Beartown State Park: 15.5 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 19.6 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 20.0 mi
- Hillsboro: 15.8 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 21.0 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 21.7 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 2.7 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 14.1 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 16.0 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 20.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briery Knob | ESE 116° | 1,377 m | 8.7 mi |
| Rocky Knob | ESE 111° | 1,355 m | 7.9 mi |
| Blue Knob | E 98° | 1,340 m | 11.5 mi |
| Grassy Knob | S 183° | 1,332 m | 9.2 mi |
| Job Knob | SSW 200° | 1,324 m | 8.7 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | E 100° | 1,316 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cold Knob | S 176° | 1,314 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mikes Knob | ENE 76° | 1,297 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525307
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