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Porter Knob

Porter Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Porter Knob rises to 344 m in West Virginia. Mann Knob stands 429 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Half Cabin 1, a park 2.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31476056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
344 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.36064, -82.15820

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Half Cabin 1: 2.3 mi
  • Kiwanivista Park: 5.3 mi
  • April Dawn Park: 5.5 mi
  • Jarel Sargent Park: 5.6 mi
  • Wellness Center Park: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 52
Peaks: 31
Historic sites: 28
  • Milton Veterans Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • 1970 Plane Crash Memorial: 14.6 mi
  • John Marshall: 15.3 mi
  • John Marshall: 15.4 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 3
  • Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 14.8 mi
  • C&O 1308: 17.6 mi
  • Indian Rock: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Community Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Ritter Park Rose Garden: 15.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mann KnobS 186°429 m23.4 mi
Porter KnobSSW 206°424 m22.9 mi
Blue KnobSE 143°420 m18.6 mi
Buck KnobSE 127°412 m16.9 mi
Cove KnobSSW 192°410 m20.0 mi
Green Shoals MountainSSE 166°402 m22.4 mi
Buck KnobSW 215°382 m18.1 mi
Turkeycamp KnobSW 215°380 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:41
June solstice06:0620:1720:56
September equinox07:1718:5219:27
December solstice07:4316:3117:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745556572767569574638
Precip in3.33.44.43.75.04.65.53.53.63.53.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamlin, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356520394

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