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Pine Swamp Knob

Pine Swamp Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Swamp Knob rises to 944 m in West Virginia. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fike Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31431107, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
944 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.55787, -79.51282

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Sang Run State Park: 4.7 mi
  • Terra Alta Community Park: 7.8 mi
  • Albright Municipal Park: 8.2 mi
  • Bruceton Mills Public Fishing Area: 9.7 mi
  • Bruceton Mills Public Fishing Area: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 16
Attractions: 13
  • Mountain Coaster: 8.0 mi
  • Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 13.9 mi
  • Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 15.3 mi
  • Climbing: 17.6 mi
  • Riverside Spot: 17.7 mi
Museums: 10
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 9.5 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 17.3 mi
  • Don Knotts: 24.1 mi
  • From The Mountain: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Baughman Spring: 24.4 mi
  • Cool Spring: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 17.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Pine Swamp Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wild Turkey RockESE 123°984 m16.3 mi
Shaffer MountainS 182°972 m15.3 mi
Gregg KnobSSW 196°960 m4.0 mi
Eagle RockSE 129°953 m15.9 mi
Marsh HillE 95°948 m7.6 mi
Snaggy MountainSSE 165°946 m5.1 mi
Fike HillNE 34°943 m1.1 mi
Brushy KnobsS 188°927 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5220:0920:50
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:3616:1516:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836475663686660503930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sines Deep Creek, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1544906 — Pine Swamp Knob, Preston County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356520083

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