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Fort Boreman Park

Fort Boreman Park from directly overhead

Fort Boreman Park is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Logan, a peak 0.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.25817, -81.57258

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Peaks: 37
Museums: 16
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 14
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 8.8 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 8.9 mi
  • West Virginia Welcome Center: 11.4 mi
  • Washington Interstate 77 NB: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quincy Park: 1.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Boreman Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruble KnobSE 139°406 m22.4 mi
Buzzard RocksE 89°388 m16.1 mi
Weed KnobS 171°363 m23.9 mi
Mail Point HillS 172°348 m15.8 mi
Smith KnobS 175°348 m21.5 mi
Balls KnobS 184°339 m21.1 mi
Kinderhook HillENE 60°338 m21.5 mi
Jephany KnobSSE 149°336 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:38
June solstice06:0120:1720:57
September equinox07:1518:5019:25
December solstice07:4316:2517:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543556472767569564537
Precip in3.43.04.03.74.54.94.63.73.23.02.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parkersburg, 2 mi away.

  • Asian Lady Beetle31 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly11 obs
  • American Robin10 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee8 obs
  • Canada Goose7 obs
  • Blue Jay7 obs
  • Common Box Turtle7 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/215925696

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