Swell Knob
Swell Knob rises to 614 m in West Virginia. Boggs Knob stands 1,102 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Cliff Coke Ovens, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31539692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 614 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 9.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 2 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 13 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beury Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Garden Ground Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Justice Heights: 3.3 mi
- Thrasher Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Mann Mountain: 5.7 mi
- McKendreee Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 3.5 mi
- WP Point: 3.5 mi
- Perry Park: 3.6 mi
- Brownsea Island: 3.7 mi
- New River Gorge National River: 4.5 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 7.9 mi
- Endless Wall: 7.9 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 8.0 mi
- Fern Point Area: 8.0 mi
- Thurmond: 1.5 mi
- Greenwood: 6.3 mi
- Kay Moor: 7.4 mi
- Nuttallburg: 7.8 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 7.8 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 0.7 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 1.7 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 2.1 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 3.2 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 5.1 mi
- The Canopy: 2.4 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 4.3 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 9.0 mi
- Ship Rock: 11.6 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 13.2 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 12.7 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 12.7 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 12.9 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 20.9 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 21.0 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 15.6 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 15.9 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 20.1 mi
- Needleseye Park: 3.7 mi
- Grandview: 6.9 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 24.1 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Brooks Falls: 18.3 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Swell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boggs Knob | E 95° | 1,102 m | 16.0 mi |
| Myles Knob | E 81° | 1,054 m | 14.7 mi |
| Walnut Knob | ESE 110° | 1,049 m | 7.5 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | SSE 157° | 1,040 m | 16.9 mi |
| Fork Mountain | E 96° | 1,008 m | 14.5 mi |
| Sims Mountain | E 90° | 999 m | 16.0 mi |
| Wallowhole Mountain | ESE 110° | 998 m | 15.6 mi |
| Buster Knob | E 84° | 997 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Hill, 5 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/356525630
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