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Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park

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Elevation, modelled
999 m
Tallest summit within 14.5 miles
Thorny Benchmark1,481 m · 2.4 mi
Nearest byway
Highland Scenic Highway10.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:48local time
Coordinates
38.4072, -79.9498
Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park from directly overhead

Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled 999 m. Thorny Benchmark stands 1,481 m to the west-southwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cass, a historic site 1.9 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 10 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thorny BenchmarkWSW 250°1,481 m2.4 mi
Cheat MountainNW 309°1,481 m3.7 mi
Bald KnobNNE 20°1,476 m3.0 mi
Tygart Valley NorthNNW 329°1,457 m5.0 mi
Red Spruce KnobWSW 243°1,434 m12.4 mi
Beech Flat KnobN 350°1,433 m6.3 mi
Snyder KnobN 355°1,432 m9.0 mi
Red Lick MountainWSW 237°1,428 m11.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice05:5720:0820:48
September equinox07:0818:4419:19
December solstice07:3416:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431425159636256463527
Precip in6.15.06.05.25.85.74.94.84.44.14.56.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snowshoe, 3 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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