Dobbin Slashings Preserve
Dobbin Slashings Preserve is a nature reserve in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 1,215 m. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Knob, a peak 2.3 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 24.2 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Cheat River Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Knob: 2.3 mi
- Bear Rocks: 2.6 mi
- Stack Rock: 2.7 mi
- Harman Knob: 3.5 mi
- Blackbird Knob: 3.6 mi
- Davis Riverfront Park: 7.1 mi
- Davis Park: 7.4 mi
- Tucker Boulder Park: 7.7 mi
- Dolly Sods Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Echo Park: 9.5 mi
- Stony River Dam: 4.3 mi
- Stony River Dam: 4.3 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 9.8 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 9.8 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 15.4 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 7.7 mi
- Elakala Falls: 8.5 mi
- Douglas Falls: 9.8 mi
- Albert Falls: 9.9 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 20.1 mi
- Lower Slabs: 17.3 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 17.4 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 17.5 mi
- Southern Pillar: 17.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 18.2 mi
- Sites Homestead: 17.3 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 17.5 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 22.6 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 22.7 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 22.7 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 8.1 mi
- Harlan Irons Spring: 21.1 mi
- Ernest Carr Spring: 22.8 mi
- Lorraine Burke Spring: 24.2 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 8.4 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 18.8 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 20.3 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 22.4 mi
- Stringtown: 9.6 mi
- Kempton: 11.3 mi
- Mill Run: 11.9 mi
- Smoke Hole: 16.1 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 7.3 mi
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Dobbin Slashings Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Porte Crayon | SSW 209° | 1,452 m | 12.4 mi |
| Green Knob | SSW 203° | 1,424 m | 14.0 mi |
| Haystack Knob | SSW 202° | 1,376 m | 13.5 mi |
| Weiss Knob | SW 216° | 1,359 m | 7.8 mi |
| Brierpatch Mountain | SW 215° | 1,348 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 220° | 1,332 m | 7.0 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | SW 216° | 1,331 m | 6.9 mi |
| Cabin | SW 216° | 1,304 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Davis 3SE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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