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Alpena Gap Recreation Site

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Elevation
912 m
Tallest summit within 17.1 miles
Spruce Knob1,482 m · 16.8 mi
Nearest byway
Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike9.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:48local time
Coordinates
38.9190, -79.6662
Alpena Gap Recreation Site from directly overhead

Alpena Gap Recreation Site is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded 912 m. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 9.4 miles off.

Elevation
912 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Alpena Gap Recreation Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobSSE 155°1,482 m16.8 mi
Mount Porte CrayonE 86°1,452 m11.3 mi
Green KnobE 97°1,424 m12.0 mi
Pharis KnobS 170°1,410 m12.5 mi
Haystack KnobE 95°1,376 m12.3 mi
Horse RockSE 142°1,374 m14.5 mi
Weiss KnobENE 68°1,359 m13.7 mi
Job KnobESE 114°1,353 m8.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5420:0820:48
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3516:1817:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835465563666659483830
Precip in4.54.04.85.26.25.05.74.14.53.73.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glady 1 N, 8 mi away.

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