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Gay Knob, West Virginia
Prominence: 1025 ft, 313 m
Elevation: 4560+ feet, 1390+ meters
True Isolation: 3.21 mi, 5.17 km
Elevation Info:
Elevation range: 4560 - 4600 ft
(40-foot closed contour)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
38° 19' 4'' N, 80° 4' 14'' W
38.317844, -80.07046 (Dec Deg)
581258 E 4241490 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
West Virginia
County/Second Level Region
Pocahontas
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Southern USA Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence
(Rank #274)
West Virginia Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence
(Rank #37)
West Virginia 4500-foot Peaks
(Rank #28)
Ascent Info
Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
5
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 5)
Selected Trip Reports:
2020-10-03 by Powen Ru (GPS Track)
2022-04-16 by Steven Fishback (GPS Track)
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The BM is at neither highest point nor peakbagger point, but very close to the triangulation mark of topo maps (2020-10-03). Photo by
Powen Ru
.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 1025 ft/313 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 1065 ft/325 m
Line Parent
:
Red Lick Mountain
Key Col
: 3535 ft/1077 m
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 3.21 mi/5.17 km
Isolation Limit Point
: 38.3158, -80.1242
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Red Lick Mountain
(W)
Ranges
Continent:
North America
Range2:
Appalachian Mountains
Range3:
Appalachian Plateaus
Range4:
Allegheny Mountains
Range5:
Shavers Fork Mountain Complex
Range6:
Cloverlick-Middle Mountain Area (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins
Kanawha
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Greenbrier
New
Kanawha
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Ownership
Land: Monongahela National Forest
Topo Map
Edray O38080c1 1:24,000
Data Source
1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
This peak was submitted to the Peakbagger.com database by
Rickey Shortt
.
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Other Photos
This rock is Gay Knob 4560ft high point location. 'no name' Benchmark is a few yards downhill at top another rock (2022-04-16). Photo by
Steven Fishback
.
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