Wicks Knob
Wicks Knob rises to 970 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Brink, a ghost town 2.7 miles away. Midland Trail passes 4.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31587122, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 970 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 15.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 21.8 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Greenbrier Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Coles Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Hickory Knob: 6.0 mi
- Paisley Park: 4.3 mi
- Lynch Field Park: 4.7 mi
- Greenbrier Avenue Park: 8.5 mi
- Hollowell Park: 8.6 mi
- Dorie Miller Park: 8.7 mi
- Thomas Spring: 13.1 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 14.0 mi
- Big Spring: 14.2 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 15.5 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 16.3 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Beartown State Park: 13.2 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 14.1 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 19.3 mi
- Middle Cascades: 13.8 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 14.1 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 19.3 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 21.6 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 21.7 mi
- The Bunker: 5.2 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 8.2 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Organ Cave: 12.4 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 20.4 mi
- Brink: 2.7 mi
- Alum Springs: 3.9 mi
- Whitcomb: 9.1 mi
- Mill Run: 17.4 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 8.4 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 15.9 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 17.4 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 20.1 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 16.5 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 19.8 mi
- Hillsboro: 19.8 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 24.7 mi
- Coffman Hill: 8.2 mi
- High Point: 14.3 mi
- Piney Point: 15.2 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 14.4 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Wicks Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | NW 323° | 1,332 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cold Knob | NW 326° | 1,314 m | 16.8 mi |
| Cross Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,271 m | 17.6 mi |
| Jacox Knob | N 356° | 1,232 m | 17.3 mi |
| Bee Knob | NNW 337° | 1,231 m | 17.4 mi |
| Huggins Knob | WNW 297° | 1,204 m | 15.7 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,204 m | 15.9 mi |
| Point Mountain | NW 308° | 1,189 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Sulphur Springs, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553442 — Wicks Knob, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524563
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