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Sugarcamp Knob

Sugarcamp Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarcamp Knob rises to 1,132 m in West Virginia. Briery Knob stands 1,377 m to the east-southeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mann Knob, a peak 2.1 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 4.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31536341, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1132 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.16734, -80.47564

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 28
Cliffs: 21
  • Circus Wall: 20.3 mi
  • Orange Oswald Wall: 20.4 mi
  • Narcissus Cave: 20.5 mi
  • Satisfaction Wall: 20.6 mi
  • Long Wall: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 4
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 5.0 mi
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 14.0 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 21.2 mi
  • Lost World Caverns: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Hillsboro: 14.7 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 19.7 mi
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 4.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 12.7 mi
Museums: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Sugarcamp Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Briery KnobESE 103°1,377 m7.3 mi
Rocky KnobE 96°1,355 m6.6 mi
Blue KnobE 87°1,340 m10.7 mi
Grassy KnobS 189°1,332 m7.2 mi
Job KnobSSW 211°1,324 m7.1 mi
Spruce MountainE 88°1,316 m9.5 mi
Cold KnobS 180°1,314 m7.3 mi
Mikes KnobENE 57°1,297 m7.0 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 solstice07:3616:2517:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524474

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