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Potomac Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation
1,058 m
Tallest summit within 12.4 miles
Mount Porte Crayon1,452 m · 5.3 mi
Nearest byway
Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike24.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:47local time
Coordinates
38.8696, -79.3948
Potomac Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Potomac Wildlife Management Area is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded 1,058 m. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 24 miles off.

Elevation
1058 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Potomac Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Porte CrayonNW 321°1,452 m5.3 mi
Green KnobNW 307°1,424 m3.4 mi
Haystack KnobNW 316°1,376 m3.4 mi
Horse RockSW 215°1,374 m9.9 mi
Weiss KnobNNW 348°1,359 m8.8 mi
Job KnobW 269°1,353 m6.9 mi
Brierpatch MountainWNW 283°1,348 m6.9 mi
Bald KnobN 350°1,332 m9.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5320:0720:47
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3316:1817:00

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, 11 mi away.

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