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Rattlesnake Knob

Rattlesnake Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Knob rises to 601 m in West Virginia. Burning Rock stands 912 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Chief Logan State Park, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Logan County, West Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q31485029, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
601 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.86788, -81.99901

73 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
Parks: 22
Historic sites: 4
  • Man WV War Memorial: 10.7 mi
  • Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 11.0 mi
  • John Cooke Marker: 23.7 mi
  • Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • AirBoat Rides and Tours: 19.2 mi
  • Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours: 19.3 mi
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 22.4 mi
  • Big Branch Day Use Area: 22.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burning RockSE 126°912 m20.4 mi
Panther KnobESE 116°866 m22.9 mi
Cherry Pond MountainE 94°843 m23.9 mi
Huff MountainESE 120°835 m21.0 mi
Spring MountainE 99°813 m19.5 mi
Cook MountainE 91°773 m22.0 mi
Horsepen MountainS 179°763 m15.7 mi
Buffalo MountainESE 112°749 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:40
June solstice06:0720:1520:54
September equinox07:1618:5219:27
December solstice07:4116:3217:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947586674787770594739
Precip in3.53.44.34.45.34.95.93.93.33.22.94.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Logan, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555441 — Rattlesnake Knob, Logan County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525223

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