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Whetmiller Knob

Whetmiller Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Whetmiller Knob rises to 855 m in West Virginia. High Knob stands 1,246 m to the south, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Dug Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31584903, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
855 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.67289, -79.15087

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
Peaks
Artworks: 10
Historic sites: 10
Springs: 8
  • Hall Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Sand Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Maple Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 20.9 mi
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 4
  • Treasure Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 14.3 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 23.0 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Whetmiller Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobS1,246 m7.3 mi
Cow KnobENE1,231 m3.5 mi
Feedstone MountainSSE1,174 m6.5 mi
Tomahawk MountainSE1,137 m5.3 mi
Bald KnobSE1,124 m7.6 mi
Middle MountainS1,082 m6.3 mi
Brushy MountainSE1,070 m5.9 mi
Rader MountainSE1,067 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0620:45
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1716:59

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524557

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