Watering Pond Knob
Watering Pond Knob rises to 1,396 m in West Virginia. Beech Flat Knob stands 1,433 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31579545, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,396 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 2.9 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 10.6 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 15.1 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Elleber Knob: 1.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.9 mi
- Red Oak Knob: 3.2 mi
- Bearcamp Knob: 4.6 mi
- Old House Run Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Highland Park: 7.0 mi
- Little River Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Camp Hidden Meadows: 9.0 mi
- Widney Park: 9.6 mi
- Locust Spring: 11.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.5 mi
- Bolar Spring: 15.1 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 19.3 mi
- Spruce Mountain Spring: 19.7 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 8.1 mi
- Powerhouse: 11.3 mi
- Boiler House: 11.3 mi
- Cass: 11.8 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 5.6 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 6.9 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 6.9 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 12.4 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 6.1 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 6.9 mi
- Highland County Museum: 13.4 mi
- Locust Springs: 11.0 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 13.3 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 20.6 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 14.2 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 15.1 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 18.9 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 14.1 mi
- High Falls: 23.7 mi
- Byrd Point: 17.9 mi
- Raven Rocks: 24.7 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Watering Pond Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Flat Knob | WNW 287° | 1,433 m | 15.0 mi |
| Elleber Knob | SW 224° | 1,401 m | 1.3 mi |
| Ward Knob | WNW 292° | 1,385 m | 15.1 mi |
| Panther Knob | NE 52° | 1,371 m | 14.5 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | NE 48° | 1,370 m | 12.5 mi |
| Paddy Knob | SSW 203° | 1,365 m | 12.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 192° | 1,363 m | 1.9 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NE 40° | 1,362 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bartow 1S, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525386
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