Panther Mountain
Panther Mountain rises to 705 m in West Virginia. Bush Place Knob stands 1,208 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gauley River National Recreation Area, a park 1.6 miles away. Midland Trail passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31462780, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 705 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 8.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 25.3 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 11 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 11 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Concho Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Emanuel Hill: 4.2 mi
- Bearwallow Knob: 7.4 mi
- Lonetree Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Gauley Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Fowler Knob: 9.1 mi
- Gauley River National Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park: 4.3 mi
- Summersville Lake Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Summersville Park: 8.4 mi
- Ansted Town Park: 9.1 mi
- Sunkist Wall: 7.0 mi
- Moon Wall: 7.2 mi
- Greatest Show Wall: 7.3 mi
- Toxix Hueco Wall: 7.4 mi
- Tan Wall: 7.4 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 13.6 mi
- Nuttallburg: 13.6 mi
- Kay Moor: 14.1 mi
- Thurmond: 20.1 mi
- McClung: 20.6 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 19.7 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 19.8 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 21.6 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 22.8 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 7.9 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 11.4 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 12.7 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 13.2 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 22.3 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 11.6 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 7.9 mi
- Needleseye Park: 19.4 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 7.9 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Panther Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bush Place Knob | ESE 118° | 1,208 m | 22.7 mi |
| Brier Knob | SE 125° | 1,136 m | 22.2 mi |
| Sumac Knob | SE 127° | 1,134 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mill Creek Mountain | SE 132° | 1,122 m | 22.1 mi |
| Allen Knob | SE 130° | 1,119 m | 21.7 mi |
| Grassy Knob | ESE 123° | 1,097 m | 21.8 mi |
| Laurel Creek Mountain | SE 131° | 1,090 m | 21.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | SE 131° | 1,056 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Summersville Lake, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356536921
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