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Wolfpen Knob

Wolfpen Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Wolfpen Knob rises to 860 m in Virginia. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Osborne Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 2.6 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49090807, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
860 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.16539, -81.87179

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 21
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 2
  • Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 16.7 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Wolfpen Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beartown MountainS1,429 m16.5 mi
Flattop MountainSSE1,379 m16.7 mi
Morris KnobESE1,358 m16.2 mi
Redrock MountainSSE1,345 m17.2 mi
Brushy MountainSSE1,323 m15.1 mi
Peak 4300S1,311 m15.3 mi
Knob MountainESE1,270 m17.0 mi
Clinch MountainESE1,265 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:40
June solstice06:0820:1320:52
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3816:3417:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743536169727166544437
Precip in3.43.34.04.04.54.34.83.83.42.72.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richlands, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583967

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