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Phils Knob

Phils Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Phils Knob rises to 752 m in West Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lawn Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31467440, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
752 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.07677, -78.88141

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
  • South Branch Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
  • Brighton Park: 6.1 mi
  • Baker Park: 7.0 mi
  • Nathaniel Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 11.2 mi
  • Trout Pond Recreation Area: 11.6 mi
Springs: 11
  • Reed Farm Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Stranderman Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Trout Run Fault Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Winfred Tharp Spring: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 7
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Phils Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainESE 117°1,006 m15.0 mi
Devils BenchmarkSE 142°995 m13.0 mi
Sugar KnobESE 115°976 m16.1 mi
Long MountainSE 133°951 m12.6 mi
Snyder KnobSSE 150°936 m11.8 mi
Elkhorn RockSW 221°910 m13.5 mi
Elkhorn MountainSW 221°910 m13.5 mi
Cove MountainSSE 167°898 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:28
June solstice05:5120:0520:46
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3216:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442526270747366554335
Precip in2.21.72.93.13.83.74.43.33.52.52.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moorefield 1 SSE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356519929

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