Panther Knob
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
- 11.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 32.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
96 named places within 25 miles
- Huff Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Burning Rock: 4.6 mi
- Buffalo Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Kopperston Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Spring Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Gilliland Park: 2.4 mi
- R D Bailey Lake Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 10.7 mi
- Pineville Park: 10.7 mi
- Horse Creek Public Fishing Area: 11.3 mi
- 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
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 2.2 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 23.3 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 23.6 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 23.6 mi
- Big Branch Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
- Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 12.3 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 24.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | ENE 58° | 1,083 m | 8.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NE 50° | 1,037 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pond Knob | NE 42° | 1,011 m | 15.6 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | NE 45° | 1,009 m | 16.0 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | NE 46° | 993 m | 5.6 mi |
| Lick Knob | NE 48° | 989 m | 23.1 mi |
| High Knob | NE 52° | 976 m | 22.3 mi |
| Boyd Branch Knob | NE 45° | 956 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:31 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceana 2 SE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525153
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