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Panther Knob

Panther Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Panther Knob rises to 866 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the east-northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is John Cooke Marker, a historic site 2.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 11 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

The story

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

Wikidata Q31462732, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
866 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.72233, -81.62122

96 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 36
Historic sites: 7
  • John Cooke Marker: 2.1 mi
  • Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 13.7 mi
  • Man WV War Memorial: 14.3 mi
  • Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 18.4 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Big Branch Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
  • Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy KnobENE 58°1,083 m8.4 mi
Pilot KnobNE 50°1,037 m7.5 mi
Pond KnobNE 42°1,011 m15.6 mi
Coal River MountainNE 45°1,009 m16.0 mi
Kopperston MountainNE 46°993 m5.6 mi
Lick KnobNE 48°989 m23.1 mi
High KnobNE 52°976 m22.3 mi
Boyd Branch KnobNE 45°956 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:39
June solstice06:0620:1320:52
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3916:3117:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643546370747367564436
Precip in4.23.94.44.75.14.85.84.53.33.13.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceana 2 SE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525153

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