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Fouts Knob

Fouts Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Fouts Knob rises to 640 m in West Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Stranderman Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away.

The story

Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31585410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
640 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.96761, -78.81891

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 37
Springs: 14
Museums: 11
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 5
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Cootie Bug: 19.3 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 19.3 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Fouts Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainE1,006 m10.1 mi
Devils BenchmarkESE995 m5.4 mi
Long MountainE951 m5.9 mi
Little Sluice MountainE951 m11.7 mi
Snyder KnobSE936 m3.7 mi
Cove MountainS898 m5.6 mi
Tibbet KnobESE894 m7.1 mi
Big SchlossESE894 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:27
June solstice05:5120:0520:45
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3116:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239515967716963524234

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523626

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