Wriston Knob
Wriston Knob rises to 889 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the south-southwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pond Knob, a peak 2.0 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31593937, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 889 m
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 18.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 20 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 23 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Walhonde Roadside Park: 5.0 mi
- Eskdale Community Park: 11.9 mi
- Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area: 13.2 mi
- Graney Memorial Park: 15.5 mi
- Maxwell Hill Community Center and Park: 16.0 mi
- Pond Knob: 2.0 mi
- Squealer Knob: 2.2 mi
- Coal River Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Boyd Branch Knob: 3.9 mi
- Kayford Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Bridge Buttress: 23.2 mi
- Head Wall: 23.2 mi
- Headless Wall: 23.2 mi
- Little Head Wall: 23.3 mi
- Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site: 12.5 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 17.6 mi
- John Cooke Marker: 17.8 mi
- Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 16.6 mi
- The Canopy: 18.7 mi
- Ship Rock: 19.3 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 21.1 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 22.5 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 16.2 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 16.5 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 16.5 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 18.0 mi
- Needleseye Park: 18.8 mi
- Grandview: 22.0 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wriston Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | SSW 194° | 1,083 m | 8.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 203° | 1,037 m | 8.9 mi |
| Pond Knob | SE 138° | 1,011 m | 2.0 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | SE 128° | 1,009 m | 2.9 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | SSW 210° | 993 m | 10.5 mi |
| Lick Knob | ENE 72° | 989 m | 8.3 mi |
| High Knob | E 85° | 976 m | 8.4 mi |
| Boyd Branch Knob | E 92° | 956 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:29 | 17:11 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Hill, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525415
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