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Ketterman Knob

Ketterman Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Ketterman Knob rises to 876 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Germany Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717660, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
876 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.78261, -79.42921

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 33
Springs: 10
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 16.2 mi
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Pat Spring: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 6
  • Southern Pillar: 4.8 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 4.8 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 4.8 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 5.0 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Seneca Caverns: 2.6 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 12.5 mi
  • Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 23.3 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 23.7 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • 1971 Plane Crash Site: 4.0 mi
  • Wilson Monument: 23.7 mi
  • Historic Coke Ovens: 24.6 mi
  • Historic Coke Ovens: 24.6 mi
  • Elkins Roundhouse: 24.8 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Ketterman Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobSW 224°1,482 m8.0 mi
Mount Porte CrayonN 352°1,452 m10.2 mi
Green KnobN 354°1,424 m8.1 mi
Pharis KnobWSW 255°1,410 m11.1 mi
Haystack KnobN 357°1,376 m8.4 mi
Horse RockWSW 242°1,374 m4.4 mi
Job KnobNW 320°1,353 m7.8 mi
Brierpatch MountainNNW 327°1,348 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5420:0720:47
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:3316:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523874

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