Wildcat Knob
Wildcat Knob rises to 848 m in West Virginia. Beech Knob stands 1,261 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnt Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States
Wikidata Q31587653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 848 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 20.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 25 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 26 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 26 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burnt Knob: 1.7 mi
- Cottle Knob: 5.3 mi
- Corren Knob: 6.7 mi
- Fury Knob: 7.4 mi
- Lonetree Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Summersville Lake Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 2.3 mi
- Indian Rocks Community Park: 5.1 mi
- Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Summersville Park: 7.1 mi
- Richwood Roadside Park: 7.5 mi
- Circus Wall: 7.9 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 8.0 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 8.1 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 8.2 mi
- Long Wall: 8.2 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 12.6 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 18.1 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 23.8 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 24.0 mi
- McClung: 19.8 mi
- Walker Hill: 20.3 mi
- Bryant: 20.7 mi
- Fairview: 22.6 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 8.5 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 12.9 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 8.6 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 11.1 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 13.2 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 23.0 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Wildcat Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Knob | SSE 154° | 1,261 m | 16.2 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | SSE 153° | 1,255 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bearwallow Knob | ESE 114° | 1,227 m | 19.4 mi |
| Blue Knob | SE 136° | 1,227 m | 19.6 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | SSE 159° | 1,223 m | 16.8 mi |
| Manning Knob | SE 135° | 1,210 m | 18.0 mi |
| Bush Place Knob | SSE 161° | 1,208 m | 17.1 mi |
| Rockcamp Knob | ESE 117° | 1,187 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
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 | 33 | 40 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Summersville Lake, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555984 — Wildcat Knob, Nicholas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525404
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