Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 787 m. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Halls Butt, a peak 2.3 miles away. Pine Mountain Road passes 0.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 787 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 4.5 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 8.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 23.4 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Twin Cliffs Overlook · 12 mi
- Flag Rock Overlook · 15 mi
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Halls Butt: 2.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.7 mi
- High Rock: 5.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Indian Hill: 10.1 mi
- River Park: 4.5 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
- Kingdom Come State Park: 8.5 mi
- Coal Miners Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
- Community Park: 9.3 mi
- Portal 31 Mine Tour: 7.3 mi
- Kentucky Coal Mining Museum: 8.6 mi
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 13.5 mi
- June Tolliver House: 13.5 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 13.7 mi
- Francis Gary Powers: 4.5 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 10.1 mi
- Old Meade Homeplace: 12.6 mi
- Wise County: 13.6 mi
- Pound Gap: 13.7 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 4.5 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 15.2 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 16.7 mi
- E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve: 15.6 mi
- High Knob Recreation Area: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 16.4 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | SE 133° | 1,288 m | 16.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 195° | 1,259 m | 10.1 mi |
| The Doubles | S 190° | 1,247 m | 10.3 mi |
| Eagle Knob | SE 130° | 1,196 m | 17.2 mi |
| Camp Rock | SE 133° | 1,188 m | 17.4 mi |
| Little Mountain | SE 136° | 1,130 m | 16.8 mi |
| Potato Hill | SSW 191° | 1,123 m | 11.8 mi |
| MCD 173 | SW 224° | 1,096 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:38 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitesburg 2SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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