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Wagner Knob

Wagner Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Wagner Knob rises to 981 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the north-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bobs Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 14 miles off.

The story

Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31576011, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
981 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.56817, -79.45893

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 19
  • Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
  • Thorn Spring Park: 6.3 mi
  • Franklin Town Park: 8.9 mi
  • Highland Park: 12.8 mi
  • Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 14.1 mi
Springs: 11
Attractions: 6
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 10.0 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 10.0 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 11.7 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 12.6 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Wagner Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobNNW1,482 m9.9 mi
Kile KnobNNW1,395 m3.5 mi
Panther KnobW1,371 m2.0 mi
Snowy MountainWSW1,370 m4.2 mi
Pike KnobN1,308 m7.0 mi
Elk MountainWNW1,273 m9.4 mi
Grassy MountainNW1,265 m9.7 mi
Brushy MountainSW1,258 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5520:0720:46
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3316:1917:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356522466

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