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Three Square Knob

Three Square Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Three Square Knob rises to 573 m in West Virginia. Devils Benchmark stands 995 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Powder Spring Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31554698, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
573 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.00983, -78.92114

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Brighton Park: 4.7 mi
  • Welton Park: 8.9 mi
  • Baker Park: 9.0 mi
  • South Branch Wildlife Management Area: 9.5 mi
  • Mathias Community Center: 9.6 mi
Springs: 11
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 8
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Cootie Bug: 24.5 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Three Square Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils BenchmarkESE 118°995 m11.6 mi
Long MountainESE 109°951 m12.0 mi
Snyder KnobSE 125°936 m9.7 mi
Elkhorn MountainSW 230°910 m8.7 mi
Elkhorn RockSW 230°910 m8.7 mi
Foremost MountainSSW 209°905 m12.9 mi
Cove MountainSSE 149°898 m9.9 mi
Tibbet KnobESE 119°894 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5120:0520:45
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:3216:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442526270747366554335
Precip in2.21.72.93.13.83.74.43.33.52.52.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moorefield 1 SSE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525348

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