Pricketts Fort State Park
Pricketts Fort State Park is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 277 m. Devies Mountain stands 839 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Norwood Park, a park 1.7 miles away. Old Route 7 Byway passes 11 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 277 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 22.5 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 28.7 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Norwood Park: 1.7 mi
- Bellview Park: 2.3 mi
- Windmill Park: 2.6 mi
- Paw Paw Park: 2.7 mi
- East Fairmont Mini Park: 2.7 mi
- Kincaid Knob: 5.8 mi
- Price Hill: 7.6 mi
- Kincaid Knob: 7.6 mi
- Grapevine Hill: 9.2 mi
- Dorsey Knob: 9.2 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 3.7 mi
- WV Counties Monument: 6.1 mi
- Robert H. Mollohan Research Center Tower: 7.6 mi
- Monongalia County War Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Marion County Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Telephone Museum: 3.4 mi
- Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center: 4.3 mi
- Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society: 9.5 mi
- Watts Museum: 11.1 mi
- Little Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Tom's Run Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- LIttle Indian Creek Wildlife Managment ARea: 6.2 mi
- Valley Falls State Park: 8.4 mi
- Core Arboretum: 10.8 mi
- Climbing: 15.7 mi
- Climbing and Rappelling: 15.9 mi
- Climbing: 16.1 mi
- Riverside Spot: 16.4 mi
- Sophia's Grave: 19.8 mi
- Don Knotts: 10.9 mi
- From The Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Albert Gallatin Statue: 20.1 mi
- Little Falls: 5.6 mi
- Matador Falls: 18.6 mi
- The Cliff: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pricketts Fort State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devies Mountain | NE 52° | 839 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Phoebe | E 96° | 715 m | 17.9 mi |
| Reed Hill | ENE 63° | 675 m | 16.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | E 90° | 656 m | 10.5 mi |
| King Knob | S 181° | 601 m | 23.4 mi |
| Kincaid Knob | ESE 103° | 579 m | 7.6 mi |
| Kincaid Knob | SE 126° | 544 m | 5.8 mi |
| Copeland Knob | S 190° | 541 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:11 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairmont, 5 mi away.
- Wood Duck35 obs
- Mallard25 obs
- Canada Goose23 obs
- large white trillium17 obs
- mayapple13 obs
- dwarf larkspur13 obs
- Killdeer12 obs
- Common Whitetail11 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/418860738
Day trips start here
- Fairmont · 3 mi
- Morgantown · 11 mi
- Grafton · 13 mi
- Shinnston · 14 mi
- Bridgeport · 17 mi
- Clarksburg · 21 mi
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