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Slanes Knob

Slanes Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Slanes Knob rises to 491 m in West Virginia. Pinnacle stands 864 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden, a garden 0.6 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31522270, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
491 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.32788, -78.45362

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
  • Capon Bridge Park: 2.0 mi
  • Slanesville Park: 5.0 mi
  • Central Hampshire Park: 8.9 mi
  • Reynolds Store Neighborhood Park: 9.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 19
Artworks: 16
  • An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 16.7 mi
  • Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 17.1 mi
  • White House Apple Statue: 17.9 mi
  • Stars and Stripes Apple Statue: 18.2 mi
  • World's Largest Apple: 18.2 mi
Springs: 11
  • Natural Spring: 12.9 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 13.8 mi
  • Roadside Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Neglar Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Town Spring: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Beaches: 5
  • Beach 3: 6.8 mi
  • Beach 1: 6.9 mi
  • Beach 2: 7.6 mi
  • River Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Hooks Mill Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Mountain Falls: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Slanes Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PinnacleS 175°864 m12.8 mi
Nathaniel MountainWSW 246°839 m20.0 mi
Johnnies KnobS 186°803 m17.2 mi
Piney MountainWSW 245°802 m18.7 mi
Eagle RockS 181°791 m14.7 mi
High PointNE 36°789 m9.8 mi
Spring MountainS 184°738 m14.6 mi
Stony MountainWSW 250°697 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:4820:0420:45
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3116:1216:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526169747265544335
Precip in3.62.23.03.54.44.94.33.14.43.32.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356521594

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