Ward Knob
Ward Knob rises to 1,385 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the south-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Flat Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Back Mountain Backway passes 7.0 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31577936, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,385 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 7.4 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 8.0 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 10.4 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 16 mi
104 named places within 25 miles
- Beech Flat Knob: 1.3 mi
- Snyder Knob: 1.4 mi
- Rich Knob: 2.2 mi
- Tygart Valley North: 3.7 mi
- Crouch Knob: 3.8 mi
- Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 5.1 mi
- Beckys Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 7.6 mi
- Widney Park: 8.6 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 8.6 mi
- Powerhouse: 8.5 mi
- Boiler House: 8.5 mi
- Cass: 8.7 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 10.4 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 1.5 mi
- High Falls: 20.4 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 22.3 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 23.6 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 18.3 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 20.2 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 21.0 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 22.0 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 9.9 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 21.9 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 22.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 8.0 mi
- Locust Spring: 18.0 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 10.0 mi
- Raven Rocks: 11.2 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 16.6 mi
- Locust Springs: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ward Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,481 m | 5.6 mi |
| Thorny Benchmark | S 190° | 1,481 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSE 159° | 1,476 m | 5.1 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | SSW 209° | 1,457 m | 3.7 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | SSW 192° | 1,433 m | 1.3 mi |
| Snyder Knob | N 1° | 1,432 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mace Knob | SSW 210° | 1,425 m | 5.2 mi |
| Elleber Knob | ESE 117° | 1,401 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snowshoe, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553375 — Ward Knob, Randolph County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524540
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