Panther Knob
Panther Knob rises to 820 m in West Virginia. Buckhorn Knob stands 1,239 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Brush Creek Preserve, a nature reserve 3.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31462682, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 820 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 15.9 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 19.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 27.9 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hector Knob: 3.5 mi
- Christian Knob: 3.8 mi
- Huff Knob: 6.0 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Pipestem Knob: 6.3 mi
- Gardner Center Park: 5.9 mi
- Bluestone National Scenic River: 6.3 mi
- Athens City Park: 7.1 mi
- Clay Memorial Park and Cemetery: 7.7 mi
- Muse Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
- Princeton Railroad Museum: 9.4 mi
- Mercer County Agricultural Museum: 9.4 mi
- Mercer County War Museum: 9.7 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 15.8 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 15.9 mi
- Lilly: 8.2 mi
- Warford: 10.2 mi
- Mercers Saltworks: 11.6 mi
- Pickshin: 12.2 mi
- Junta: 13.7 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 9.1 mi
- Stone Arch: 10.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 18.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 3.5 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 16.9 mi
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 17.2 mi
- Grandview: 23.2 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 19.9 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 20.1 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 24.3 mi
- City Garden: 10.1 mi
- Brooks Falls: 18.1 mi
- Ship Rock: 19.3 mi
- Bluefield Love Sign: 20.2 mi
- High Point: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Panther Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn Knob | SSE 158° | 1,239 m | 15.9 mi |
| Sugar Run Mountain | SE 144° | 1,238 m | 21.9 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SSE 147° | 1,179 m | 21.9 mi |
| Jesses Knob | SSE 157° | 1,164 m | 15.3 mi |
| Angels Rest | SE 126° | 1,105 m | 22.1 mi |
| Huff Knob | NNW 345° | 1,088 m | 6.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,078 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | W 273° | 1,069 m | 6.6 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 | 18:49 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1557296 — Panther Knob, Mercer County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356527154
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