Tater Knob
Tater Knob rises to 702 m in West Virginia. Greaver Benchmark stands 1,270 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Jesses Knob, a peak 2.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31547378, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 702 m
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 13.2 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 14.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 15.6 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 15 mi
- Big Walker Lookout · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jesses Knob: 2.1 mi
- Buckhorn Knob: 2.4 mi
- Spring Knob: 3.6 mi
- Ragged Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Turkey Knob: 8.7 mi
- Princeton City Park: 5.1 mi
- Tate Lohr Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Knob Street Park: 5.7 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 5.8 mi
- Dick Copeland Town Square: 5.9 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 15.2 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 16.4 mi
- Mercer County Agricultural Museum: 5.5 mi
- Princeton Railroad Museum: 5.5 mi
- Mercer County War Museum: 6.1 mi
- Andrew Johnston House: 15.4 mi
- Stone Arch: 6.5 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 13.0 mi
- This Way: 13.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Mercers Saltworks: 13.9 mi
- Warford: 16.7 mi
- Junta: 17.1 mi
- Lilly: 18.8 mi
- City Garden: 6.3 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 23.4 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 23.4 mi
- High Point: 13.2 mi
- Barneys Wall: 23.7 mi
- Barney's Wall: 23.8 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 10.8 mi
- Cascades: 24.5 mi
- Bluefield Love Sign: 14.7 mi
- DAK Lights: 23.2 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 21.9 mi
- Sharon Springs: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Tater Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greaver Benchmark | SW 224° | 1,270 m | 20.2 mi |
| Gose Knob | SW 233° | 1,244 m | 20.4 mi |
| Buckhorn Knob | SE 126° | 1,239 m | 2.4 mi |
| Sugar Run Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,238 m | 9.9 mi |
| Walker Mountain | SSW 195° | 1,224 m | 18.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 222° | 1,202 m | 14.7 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,179 m | 9.4 mi |
| Jesses Knob | ESE 111° | 1,164 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:30 | 17:11 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555784 — Tater Knob, Mercer County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525331
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