Sullivan Knob
Sullivan Knob rises to 786 m in West Virginia. Keeney Knob stands 1,195 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is New River Gorge National Park: Sandstone Falls, a park 1.0 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31537078, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 786 m
How to reach it
- 14.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 14.8 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 15.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 16 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 27 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Irish Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Smith Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Hump Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Plumley Mountain: 3.7 mi
- New River Gorge National Park: Sandstone Falls: 1.0 mi
- Bellepoint Park: 8.9 mi
- New River Gorge National River: 11.5 mi
- McKendreee Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 11.6 mi
- Hilldale-Talcott Ruritan Club John Henry Park: 11.6 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 21.2 mi
- Endless Wall: 21.2 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 21.3 mi
- Fern Point Area: 21.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 12.8 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 14.0 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 15.1 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 15.2 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 6.6 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 6.8 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 6.8 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 15.3 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 15.4 mi
- Grandview: 9.3 mi
- Needleseye Park: 18.3 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 21.0 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 22.5 mi
- Ship Rock: 12.3 mi
- The Canopy: 14.9 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 17.7 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 22.6 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 1.0 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 1.1 mi
- Brooks Falls: 3.8 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Sullivan Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeney Knob | E 89° | 1,195 m | 11.5 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | E 86° | 1,169 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | E 97° | 1,116 m | 9.2 mi |
| Boggs Knob | NE 36° | 1,102 m | 12.8 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | E 99° | 1,095 m | 8.6 mi |
| Elk Knob | ESE 113° | 1,078 m | 8.0 mi |
| Walnut Knob | N 351° | 1,049 m | 9.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | ESE 103° | 1,047 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bluestone Lake, 9 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of New River Gorge National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356522004
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