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Turkey Knob

Turkey Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Knob rises to 948 m in West Virginia. Flagpole Knob stands 1,336 m to the southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Socrates Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31564526, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
948 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.61178, -79.27865

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 48
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 9
Springs: 8
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Treasure Mountain: 5.6 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 12.0 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 16.9 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 19.5 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Heishman Garden: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Turkey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagpole KnobSE 144°1,336 m8.7 mi
Slate Springs MountainSE 145°1,332 m8.7 mi
Bother KnobSSE 153°1,323 m8.1 mi
High KnobESE 117°1,246 m6.6 mi
Middle MountainESE 106°1,082 m7.5 mi
Castle KnobW 272°1,058 m8.7 mi
Socrates MountainSW 215°1,032 m1.1 mi
Castle MountainWNW 287°1,032 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:29
June solstice05:5420:0620:46
September equinox07:0518:4119:16
December solstice07:3216:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524513

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