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Walnut Knob

Walnut Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Walnut Knob rises to 777 m in West Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pynes Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31577405, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
777 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.53123, -80.61702

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District: 4.0 mi
  • White Rock Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
  • John Henry Historical Park: 11.6 mi
  • Hilldale-Talcott Ruritan Club John Henry Park: 11.6 mi
  • Pence Springs Hotel Historic District: 11.9 mi
Museums: 9
  • Second Creek Mill: 12.9 mi
  • Andrew Johnston House: 15.5 mi
  • Veteran's Museum: 17.8 mi
  • Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 17.9 mi
  • Hinton Railroad Museum: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cascades: 11.5 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Middle Cascades: 22.8 mi
  • The Cascades: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 6
Artworks: 6
Springs: 5
  • Big Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 21.7 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Brooks Falls: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Walnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobSSE 161°1,327 m13.3 mi
Butt MountainS 181°1,282 m11.2 mi
Lookoff RockS 181°1,256 m11.4 mi
Wind RockSSE 146°1,246 m9.7 mi
Wrights PeakSE 127°1,242 m6.3 mi
Brushy TopS 175°1,236 m9.7 mi
Lone Pine PeakSE 142°1,232 m10.8 mi
Salt Pond MountainSE 142°1,231 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0220:0920:48
September equinox07:1118:4719:21
December solstice07:3416:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543536169727165544336
Precip in2.72.33.33.54.63.83.83.33.62.62.52.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union 3 SSE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356522527

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