Panther Knob
Panther Knob rises to 1,371 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the north-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Simmons Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31462697, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1371 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 12.6 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 18.1 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 20.4 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Simmons Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Wagner Knob: 2.0 mi
- Snowy Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Ruleman Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Thorn Spring Park: 8.3 mi
- Franklin Town Park: 10.7 mi
- Highland Park: 11.6 mi
- Camp Hidden Meadows: 12.5 mi
- Locust Spring: 8.2 mi
- Spruce Mountain Spring: 8.9 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 14.1 mi
- Hiner Spring: 16.4 mi
- Cool Spring: 18.7 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 8.5 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 9.7 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 10.2 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 11.4 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 14.9 mi
- Raven Rocks: 10.6 mi
- Southern Pillar: 19.8 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 19.9 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 19.9 mi
- Lower Slabs: 20.1 mi
- 1971 Plane Crash Site: 13.9 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 15.1 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 17.2 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 18.3 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 18.5 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 11.4 mi
- Highland County Museum: 15.7 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 19.7 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 19.8 mi
- Sites Homestead: 19.9 mi
- Locust Springs: 8.1 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 13.8 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 14.1 mi
- Small waterfall: 14.4 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 17.6 mi
- High Falls: 21.0 mi
- Gertrude: 17.3 mi
- Smoke Hole: 23.3 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 19.2 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Panther Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Knob | NNW 348° | 1,482 m | 9.6 mi |
| Kile Knob | N 11° | 1,395 m | 3.7 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | WSW 252° | 1,370 m | 2.2 mi |
| Barren Rock | S 183° | 1,335 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pike Knob | NNE 23° | 1,308 m | 7.8 mi |
| Colaw Knob | WNW 285° | 1,281 m | 9.8 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NW 307° | 1,273 m | 7.9 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NW 317° | 1,265 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356519757
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