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Wriston Knob

Wriston Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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. 58 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

Coordinates37.91094, -81.45316

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 58
Cliffs: 13
  • 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
Historic sites: 10
Ghost towns: 8
Attractions: 6
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy KnobSSW 194°1,083 m8.8 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 203°1,037 m8.9 mi
Pond KnobSE 138°1,011 m2.0 mi
Coal River MountainSE 128°1,009 m2.9 mi
Kopperston MountainSSW 210°993 m10.5 mi
Lick KnobENE 72°989 m8.3 mi
High KnobE 85°976 m8.4 mi
Pond KnobSE 139°966 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0520:1320:52
September equinox07:1418:5019:25
December solstice07:3916:2917:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536168717065544436
Precip in3.53.34.24.25.15.54.64.13.72.92.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Hill, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525415

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