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Wilfong Knob

Wilfong Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Wilfong Knob rises to 935 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Tea Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31588012, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
935 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.60567, -79.41282

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 6
  • Raven Rocks: 5.5 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 15.8 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 15.9 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 15.9 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Seneca Caverns: 11.0 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 11.1 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 13.0 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 13.6 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobNW 315°1,482 m9.2 mi
Kile KnobW 281°1,395 m3.8 mi
Panther KnobWSW 237°1,371 m5.3 mi
Snowy MountainWSW 241°1,370 m7.4 mi
Pike KnobNNW 343°1,308 m4.5 mi
Brushy MountainSW 222°1,258 m7.7 mi
Harmon RocksN 2°1,243 m6.8 mi
Ruleman MountainWSW 246°1,233 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5420:0620:46
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3316:1917:00

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356522819

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