Thrasher Knob
Thrasher Knob rises to 642 m in West Virginia. Pigeonroost stands 1,074 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Merritt Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31554490, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 642 m
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 25.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Merritt Knob: 1.0 mi
- High Knob: 1.3 mi
- Taylor Knob: 1.8 mi
- Long Knob: 1.8 mi
- Green Knob: 2.4 mi
- South Branch Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Nathaniel Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Break Neck Over Look: 6.2 mi
- Peterkin Camp and Conference Center: 7.8 mi
- Hampshire Park: 7.9 mi
- Big Spring: 16.0 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 16.6 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 19.0 mi
- Stranderman Spring: 19.2 mi
- Trout Run Fault Spring: 19.2 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 11.2 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 11.2 mi
- Piercie Paugh Homestead Site: 19.1 mi
- Stony River Dam: 22.1 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 11.4 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 11.4 mi
- Davis History House: 11.4 mi
- Davis History House: 11.4 mi
- Literary Hall: 11.4 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 15.1 mi
- Hanging Rock: 15.6 mi
- Helmick Rock: 16.8 mi
- Baker Rocks: 18.1 mi
- Three High Heads: 24.1 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 11.3 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 17.0 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 18.1 mi
- Lost River State Park: 20.8 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 21.3 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 11.3 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 12.6 mi
- eroded outcropping: 24.0 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 10.6 mi
- River Beach: 18.2 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 24.1 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 24.2 mi
- Frankville: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Thrasher Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeonroost | W 263° | 1,074 m | 17.6 mi |
| Black Rock | NW 307° | 963 m | 14.3 mi |
| Pinnacle | NW 320° | 950 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | SE 135° | 874 m | 11.8 mi |
| Short Mountain | SE 135° | 874 m | 11.8 mi |
| Nathaniel Mountain | E 96° | 839 m | 5.6 mi |
| Fore Knobs | W 267° | 834 m | 15.8 mi |
| Charles Knob | SW 220° | 830 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romney 1 SW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356522151
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