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Panther Knob

Panther Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Panther Knob rises to 342 m in West Virginia. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Weed Knob, a peak 3.4 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 11 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q31462710, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
342 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.86897, -81.48512

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
Museums: 3
  • Beauchamp-Newman House: 14.4 mi
  • Washington's Western Lands Museum: 15.6 mi
  • New Era One Room School: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 18.4 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Panther Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruble KnobNE 45°406 m14.1 mi
Desert KnobESE 117°400 m19.3 mi
Starcher RocksSSE 156°397 m21.8 mi
Campbell HillSSE 166°397 m21.9 mi
Rattlesnake KnobE 81°393 m15.8 mi
Jackson RocksSSE 153°393 m20.6 mi
Gunstock KnobS 182°387 m22.2 mi
King RocksSE 130°382 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0220:1520:55
September equinox07:1418:5019:25
December solstice07:4216:2617:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526169737165544335
Precip in3.43.24.33.75.04.95.33.73.93.33.13.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spencer, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525155

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