Tallow Knob
Tallow Knob rises to 1,234 m in West Virginia. Thorny Benchmark stands 1,481 m to the east, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Gibson Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 7.1 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31544360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,234 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 15.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 17.3 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 8 mi
111 named places within 25 miles
- Gibson Knob: 1.8 mi
- Thorny Benchmark: 2.8 mi
- Barlow Top: 3.0 mi
- Cheat Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Middle Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 5.0 mi
- Tea Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Cass Historical District: 6.9 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 7.0 mi
- Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 7.1 mi
- Cass: 6.8 mi
- Boiler House: 7.1 mi
- Powerhouse: 7.1 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 17.3 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 18.3 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 8.0 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 22.2 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 22.3 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 22.4 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 23.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 16.5 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 23.0 mi
- Bolar Spring: 23.8 mi
- Blowing Springs: 24.4 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 12.3 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 20.0 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 18.9 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 20.7 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 22.7 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 23.9 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 12.0 mi
- Raven Rocks: 17.5 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tallow Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorny Benchmark | E 100° | 1,481 m | 2.8 mi |
| Cheat Mountain | NE 39° | 1,481 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | ENE 62° | 1,476 m | 6.8 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | NNE 28° | 1,457 m | 5.3 mi |
| Red Spruce Knob | SW 229° | 1,434 m | 8.0 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | NNE 31° | 1,433 m | 7.7 mi |
| Snyder Knob | NNE 25° | 1,432 m | 10.2 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | SW 218° | 1,428 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snowshoe, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553173 — Tallow Knob, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524488
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