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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. 26 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: 26
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
Historic sites: 8
  • 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
  • Upshur War Monument: 22.6 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 KnobSE887 m23.8 mi
Texas MountainESE857 m22.3 mi
Pifer MountainESE835 m23.3 mi
Mount PhoebeENE715 m24.7 mi
Deen KnobS629 m22.7 mi
King KnobSSE601 m10.3 mi
Bear KnobSSW570 m19.1 mi
Kincaid KnobNE544 m13.4 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 50–80 °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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