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Sugarloaf Knob

Sugarloaf Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Knob rises to 647 m in West Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Phils Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31536436, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
647 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.07316, -78.90753

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
  • Brighton Park: 4.7 mi
  • South Branch Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
  • Baker Park: 8.2 mi
  • Welton Park: 10.8 mi
  • Day Park: 11.0 mi
Springs: 11
  • Stranderman Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Reed Farm Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Trout Run Fault Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Winfred Tharp Spring: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Sugarloaf Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainESE 114°1,006 m16.2 mi
Devils BenchmarkSE 136°995 m13.7 mi
Long MountainSE 128°951 m13.5 mi
Snyder KnobSE 144°936 m12.3 mi
Elkhorn MountainSW 217°910 m12.4 mi
Elkhorn RockSW 217°910 m12.4 mi
Cove MountainSSE 161°898 m13.6 mi
Tibbet KnobSE 135°894 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5120:0620:46
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3216:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442526270747366554335
Precip in2.21.72.93.13.83.74.43.33.52.52.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moorefield 1 SSE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356522001

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