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Harper Knob

Harper Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Harper Knob rises to 855 m in West Virginia. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the north-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Southern Pillar, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31716863, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
855 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.81821, -79.37504

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 29
Springs: 10
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Hall Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 7
  • Southern Pillar: 1.1 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 1.1 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 1.1 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 1.3 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Seneca Caverns: 3.9 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 11.9 mi
  • Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Harper Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Porte CrayonNNW 330°1,452 m8.8 mi
Green KnobNW 326°1,424 m6.7 mi
Haystack KnobNNW 330°1,376 m6.9 mi
Horse RockWSW 236°1,374 m8.1 mi
Job KnobWNW 294°1,353 m8.7 mi
Brierpatch MountainWNW 303°1,348 m9.3 mi
Pike KnobSSW 198°1,308 m10.9 mi
Haines KnobWNW 287°1,299 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

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).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524920

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