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Canaan Valley Resort State Park

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Elevation
985 m
Tallest summit within 14.3 miles
Mount Porte Crayon1,452 m · 6.1 mi
Nearest byway
Northwestern Turnpike20.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:48local time
Coordinates
39.0175, -79.4490
Canaan Valley Resort State Park from directly overhead

Canaan Valley Resort State Park is a nature reserve in West Virginia, at a recorded 985 m. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the south, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bubbling Springs, a spring 0.9 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 21 miles off.

Elevation
985 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Canaan Valley Resort State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Porte CrayonS 184°1,452 m6.1 mi
Green KnobS 178°1,424 m8.2 mi
Haystack KnobS 176°1,376 m7.8 mi
Weiss KnobSSE 148°1,359 m1.9 mi
Job KnobSSW 201°1,353 m11.1 mi
Brierpatch MountainSSW 204°1,348 m9.5 mi
Bald KnobESE 120°1,332 m1.3 mi
Cabin MountainESE 119°1,331 m1.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 8
Historic sites: 8
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5320:0820:48
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:3416:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836465562656459493931
Precip in4.84.45.35.15.85.35.74.24.03.73.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkins 21 ENE, 1 mi away.

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