Wallowhole Knob
Wallowhole Knob rises to 513 m in West Virginia. Cottle Knob stands 924 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pisgah, a peak 4.6 miles away. Midland Trail passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31577137, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 513 m
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 19.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 27.8 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 21 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 21 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Pisgah: 4.6 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 4.9 mi
- Big Knob: 5.5 mi
- Spread Bend Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Bragg Knob: 7.9 mi
- Gun Wall: 14.3 mi
- The Coliseum: 14.3 mi
- D.C. Memorial Boulder: 14.3 mi
- Long Wall: 14.4 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 14.4 mi
- Clay County Park: 7.9 mi
- Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park: 11.2 mi
- Young Monument: 11.3 mi
- Summersville Park: 12.2 mi
- Gauley River National Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 14.0 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 21.5 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 21.7 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 24.1 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 20.5 mi
- Train tunnel: 21.3 mi
- Captain John Young: 23.5 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 14.0 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 16.3 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Wallowhole Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottle Knob | E 101° | 924 m | 19.1 mi |
| Short Back Hill | SE 140° | 869 m | 22.4 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | ESE 113° | 848 m | 15.4 mi |
| Burnt Knob | ESE 111° | 804 m | 16.9 mi |
| Fury Knob | SE 135° | 789 m | 19.2 mi |
| Potato Hole Knob | SE 137° | 782 m | 21.5 mi |
| Lonetree Mountain | SE 143° | 777 m | 11.3 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | SSW 200° | 774 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Summersville Lake, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525383
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