Thorny Knob
Thorny Knob is a peak in Nicholas, West Virginia and has an elevation of 2,881 feet. Thorny Knob is situated nearby to the hamlet Saxman, as well as near Nettie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saxman and Nettie.
Saxman
Hamlet
Saxman was an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Saxman is 3.5 miles west-southwest of Richwood. It is now a ghost town, and the Saxman post office is also gone.
Nettie
Hamlet
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Nettie is a census-designated place in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Nettie is the location of the southern convergence of state routes 20 and 39. As of the 2020 census, its population was 494.
Holcomb
Hamlet
Holcomb is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Holcomb is located on state routes 20 and 55, 4.5 miles northwest of Richwood. Holcomb was named in honor of John Holcomb, a local merchant.
Thorny Knob
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,881 feet
- Description: mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Nicholas, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.22845° or 38° 13′ 42″ northLongitude
-80.63731° or 80° 38′ 14″ westElevation
2,881 feet (878 metres)Open location code
86CX69H7+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 356525346OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Thorny Knob” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thorny Knob”
- Dutch: “Thorny Knob”
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