Whitman Knob
Whitman Knob rises to 1,193 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31586692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1193 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 12.4 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 15.2 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 18.4 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 15 mi
- Little Laurel Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Knob: 1.3 mi
- Mast Knob: 2.5 mi
- Round Knob: 2.5 mi
- Beech Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Turkeybone Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Beckys Creek Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
- Huttonsville Park: 9.4 mi
- Huttonsville Farm Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- George Ward Elementary School Park: 10.5 mi
- Mill Creek City Park: 10.8 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Powerhouse: 19.2 mi
- Boiler House: 19.3 mi
- Cass: 19.3 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 12.2 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 12.6 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 13.1 mi
- High Falls: 20.8 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 17.2 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 19.6 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 21.1 mi
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 24.9 mi
- Raven Rocks: 2.9 mi
- Hanging Rock: 17.8 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 20.9 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 14.8 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 19.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 15.1 mi
- Gertrude: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Whitman Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,481 m | 14.3 mi |
| Thorny Benchmark | SSE 157° | 1,481 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | SE 141° | 1,476 m | 15.9 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | SSE 150° | 1,457 m | 12.7 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | SE 139° | 1,433 m | 12.0 mi |
| Snyder Knob | SE 128° | 1,432 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mace Knob | SSE 156° | 1,425 m | 13.5 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | S 190° | 1,397 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 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 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kumbrabow, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525403
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 26 mi
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