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Tanner Knob

Tanner Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Tanner Knob rises to 892 m in West Virginia. Rocky Knob stands 1,355 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dad Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 3.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31545921, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
892 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.23428, -80.60314

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 27
Cliffs: 23
  • Circus Wall: 12.7 mi
  • Orange Oswald Wall: 12.8 mi
  • Narcissus Cave: 12.9 mi
  • Satisfaction Wall: 13.0 mi
  • Long Wall: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 3.8 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 13.6 mi
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 20.2 mi
  • Hillsboro: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 20.8 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Tanner Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky KnobESE 111°1,355 m14.5 mi
Grassy KnobSSE 154°1,332 m13.0 mi
Job KnobSSE 163°1,324 m11.2 mi
Cold KnobSSE 150°1,314 m13.8 mi
Mikes KnobE 94°1,297 m12.8 mi
Sugartree Bench MountainESE 120°1,289 m14.1 mi
Fork MountainESE 106°1,271 m12.4 mi
Beech KnobS 181°1,261 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0020:1020:50
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524489

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