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Butcher Hill

Butcher Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Butcher Hill rises to 278 m in West Virginia. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is McKusic Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 0.5 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Butcher Hill is a summit in Wood County, West Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 912 feet (278 m), Butcher Hill is the 932nd highest summit in the state of West Virginia. The hill has the name of the local Butcher family of pioneer settlers.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q31520712, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
278 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.17091, -81.46957

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Scott Field: 3.0 mi
  • Southwood Park: 6.4 mi
  • Corning Park: 7.0 mi
  • Fort Neal Park: 7.5 mi
  • City Park: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 60
Peaks: 47
Museums: 16
  • New Era One Room School: 2.3 mi
  • Veterans Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History: 8.3 mi
  • Oil & Gas Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Beauchamp-Newman House: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 11
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 5.0 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 5.0 mi
  • West Virginia Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
  • Washington Interstate 77 NB: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quincy Park: 8.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruble KnobSE 140°406 m14.3 mi
Rattlesnake KnobSE 141°393 m23.6 mi
Buzzard RocksENE 59°388 m12.3 mi
King KnobE 98°386 m22.4 mi
Palsor KnobSE 144°380 m24.8 mi
Mount BeulahSE 143°371 m22.7 mi
Weed KnobS 186°363 m17.7 mi
Mail Point HillSSW 199°348 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0120:1620:56
September equinox07:1418:4919:25
December solstice07:4216:2517:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524737

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