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Fern Point Area

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Elevation, modelled
546 m
Tallest summit within 19.1 miles
Boggs Knob1,102 m · 18.1 mi
Nearest byway
Coal Heritage Trail1.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:51local time
Coordinates
38.0560, -81.0632
Fern Point Area, seen from above at true elevation

Fern Point Area is a cliff in West Virginia, at a modelled 546 m. Boggs Knob stands 1,102 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Party Buttress Area, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 1.0 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Fern Point Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boggs KnobESE 121°1,102 m18.1 mi
Buck KnobE 89°1,056 m18.0 mi
Myles KnobESE 112°1,054 m15.0 mi
Walnut KnobSSE 148°1,049 m12.3 mi
Ford KnobSE 131°1,026 m14.6 mi
Beargarden KnobE 95°1,008 m15.9 mi
Fork MountainSE 125°1,008 m16.9 mi
Walnut KnobE 92°1,005 m16.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:36
June solstice06:0320:1220:51
September equinox07:1318:4819:23
December solstice07:3816:2717:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546270737266554436
Precip in3.33.04.24.35.04.75.94.23.63.13.13.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anstead Hawks Nest SP, 5 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of New River Gorge National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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