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Patton Knob

Patton Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Patton Knob rises to 482 m in West Virginia. Thorn Knob stands 887 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Copeland Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 1.0 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31464946, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
482 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.31731, -80.16703

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 28
Historic sites: 10
  • Robert H. Mollohan Research Center Tower: 8.2 mi
  • WV Counties Monument: 10.0 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 10.7 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 10.7 mi
  • Jane Lew: 19.3 mi
Museums: 9
  • Bice-Ferguson Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center: 11.5 mi
  • Telephone Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Marion County Historical Society: 11.6 mi
  • Covered Bridge Museum: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 2
  • Buckhannon Mural: 22.6 mi
  • Don Knotts: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Maniac Mountain: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Patton Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thorn KnobSE 136°887 m23.8 mi
Texas MountainESE 118°857 m22.3 mi
Pifer MountainESE 114°835 m23.3 mi
Mount PhoebeENE 61°715 m24.7 mi
Bald KnobNE 46°656 m19.8 mi
Deen KnobS 173°629 m22.7 mi
King KnobSSE 161°601 m10.3 mi
Kincaid KnobNE 43°579 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5520:1120:51
September equinox07:0918:4419:20
December solstice07:3816:1917:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556471757467564638
Precip in3.33.13.63.94.24.55.43.63.53.03.23.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarksburg Benedum AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525161

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