Haystack Knob
Haystack Knob rises to 863 m in West Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the south, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Reynolds Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31716880, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 863 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Reynolds Knob: 1.5 mi
- Ant Knob: 1.9 mi
- Pine Knob: 2.7 mi
- Mays Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Shaver Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Dam Site Seven Park: 6.6 mi
- Bergton Fairgrounds: 6.6 mi
- Ruddle Park: 12.5 mi
- Mathias Community Center: 12.6 mi
- Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 12.9 mi
- Sand Spring: 8.7 mi
- Hall Spring: 9.3 mi
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 15.2 mi
- Maple Spring: 18.3 mi
- Stranderman Spring: 18.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 12.0 mi
- Baker Rocks: 13.2 mi
- Helmick Rock: 15.5 mi
- Lower Slabs: 16.1 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 16.1 mi
- Sites Homestead: 16.5 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 16.5 mi
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 19.1 mi
- Main Street of Yesteryear: 22.4 mi
- American Celebration on Parade: 22.5 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 19.1 mi
- Cootie Bug: 22.5 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 22.5 mi
- Love Essence: 24.3 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 24.3 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Bryce Resort: 16.7 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 17.1 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 19.9 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 22.4 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 19.6 mi
- 1971 Plane Crash Site: 23.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.4 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 23.8 mi
- Collie Grave: 23.9 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 17.6 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 22.5 mi
- Small waterfall: 23.4 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 23.5 mi
- Lost River State Park: 13.0 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 24.2 mi
- Old grape garden: 23.9 mi
- Heishman Garden: 24.2 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 7.6 mi
- Smoke Hole: 12.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Haystack Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Knob | S 188° | 1,231 m | 6.7 mi |
| Fulk Mountain | S 177° | 1,056 m | 8.4 mi |
| Black Lick Mountain | S 181° | 1,040 m | 7.3 mi |
| Rader Knob | S 174° | 1,019 m | 5.7 mi |
| Beech Lick Knob | SSE 149° | 1,000 m | 6.3 mi |
| White Grass Knob | SE 142° | 988 m | 5.7 mi |
| Spring Mountain | WNW 294° | 951 m | 5.2 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WSW 252° | 939 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356523761
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