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. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31586692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,193 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
- Little Laurel Overlook · 20 mi
109 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 25 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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