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Walnut Hill

Walnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Walnut Hill rises to 294 m in West Virginia. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddle Back Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31577339, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
294 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.18631, -81.67843

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Peaks: 40
Museums: 18
Artworks: 17
Gardens: 9
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 7.9 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 8.0 mi
  • West Virginia Welcome Center: 18.9 mi
  • Washington Interstate 77 NB: 22.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Tunnel Rock: 23.1 mi
  • Blair Arch: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quincy Park: 8.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruble KnobESE 120°406 m23.6 mi
Buzzard RocksENE 76°388 m22.4 mi
Weed KnobSSE 153°363 m20.9 mi
Mail Point HillSE 143°348 m13.3 mi
Smith KnobSSE 156°348 m18.0 mi
Panther KnobSSE 155°342 m24.3 mi
Balls KnobSSE 166°339 m16.6 mi
Jephany KnobSE 124°336 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:39
June solstice06:0120:1720:57
September equinox07:1518:5019:26
December solstice07:4316:2517:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543556472767569564537
Precip in3.43.04.03.74.54.94.63.73.23.02.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parkersburg, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356522525

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