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Thrasher Knob

Thrasher Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.21816, -78.89836

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 42
  • 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
Springs: 9
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 10.6 mi
  • River Beach: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PigeonroostW 263°1,074 m17.6 mi
Black RockNW 307°963 m14.3 mi
PinnacleNW 320°950 m14.9 mi
Bald KnobSE 135°874 m11.8 mi
Short MountainSE 135°874 m11.8 mi
Nathaniel MountainE 96°839 m5.6 mi
Fore KnobsW 267°834 m15.8 mi
Charles KnobSW 220°830 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:28
June solstice05:5020:0620:46
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3216:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526270747265544334
Precip in2.42.23.23.43.83.64.73.73.62.82.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romney 1 SW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356522151

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