- Elevation, modelled
- 565 m
- Tallest summit within 11.7 miles
- Mount Porte Crayon1,452 m · 8.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike26.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8322, -79.3674
Southern Pillar is a cliff in West Virginia, at a modelled 565 m. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Seneca Rocks, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 26 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Southern Pillar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Porte Crayon | NW 324° | 1,452 m | 8.2 mi |
| Green Knob | NW 318° | 1,424 m | 6.2 mi |
| Haystack Knob | NW 323° | 1,376 m | 6.3 mi |
| Horse Rock | SW 233° | 1,374 m | 9.0 mi |
| Weiss Knob | NNW 343° | 1,359 m | 11.7 mi |
| Job Knob | WNW 287° | 1,353 m | 8.7 mi |
| Brierpatch Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,348 m | 9.2 mi |
| Haines Knob | WNW 281° | 1,299 m | 11.5 mi |
- 26.1 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg TurnpikeNational
- 27.3 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 29.0 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Seneca Rocks: 0.3 mi
- Harper Knob: 1.1 mi
- High Knob: 1.7 mi
- Harman Knob: 3.0 mi
- Smith Mountain: 3.8 mi
Parks: 31
- Potomac Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Ruddle Park: 7.9 mi
- Dolly Sods Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Dam Site Seven Park: 11.0 mi
Springs: 10
- Spruce Mountain Spring: 13.6 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 13.8 mi
- Hall Spring: 18.0 mi
- Ernest Carr Spring: 18.1 mi
- Lorraine Burke Spring: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Falls of Seneca: 6.7 mi
- Small waterfall: 8.7 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 8.8 mi
- Elakala Falls: 20.3 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Seneca Rocks: 0.1 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 0.1 mi
- Lower Slabs: 0.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 4.1 mi
- Raven Rocks: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 5
- 1971 Plane Crash Site: 8.5 mi
- Stony River Dam: 21.4 mi
- Stony River Dam: 21.4 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 22.2 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Smoke Hole: 4.8 mi
- Stringtown: 12.2 mi
- Mill Run: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 3
- Seneca Caverns: 4.9 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 12.4 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 18.2 mi
- Locust Springs: 22.6 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 23.7 mi
Museums: 2
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 0.4 mi
- Sites Homestead: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 13.5 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 17.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 11 mi away.
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