Panther Knob
Panther Knob rises to 962 m in West Virginia. Sassafras Knob stands 1,116 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lilly, a ghost town 3.4 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Summers County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31462721, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 962 m
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 14.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 26.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 27.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 25 mi
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bluestone Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Sand Knob: 3.6 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Huff Knob: 5.2 mi
- Tallery Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Bluestone National Scenic River: 3.7 mi
- Bellepoint Park: 8.0 mi
- Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
- New River Gorge National Park: Sandstone Falls: 12.1 mi
- Sherman Ballard Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
- Lilly: 3.4 mi
- Warford: 8.3 mi
- Pickshin: 11.3 mi
- Mercers Saltworks: 12.0 mi
- McVey: 12.1 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 8.5 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 8.6 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 8.6 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 15.2 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 15.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 13.1 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 16.8 mi
- Stone Arch: 18.1 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 21.7 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 8.9 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Grandview: 16.0 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 23.5 mi
- Ship Rock: 13.3 mi
- The Canopy: 21.9 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 24.1 mi
- Brooks Falls: 10.3 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 11.8 mi
- City Garden: 18.0 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Panther Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sassafras Knob | ENE 57° | 1,116 m | 18.0 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | ENE 56° | 1,095 m | 17.2 mi |
| Huff Knob | WSW 253° | 1,088 m | 5.2 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,078 m | 5.2 mi |
| Elk Knob | ENE 59° | 1,078 m | 15.4 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SW 235° | 1,069 m | 12.2 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | W 260° | 1,049 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 261° | 1,045 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bluestone Lake, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555300 — Panther Knob, Summers County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525151
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