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Haystack Knob

Haystack Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Knob rises to 662 m in West Virginia. Mast Knob stands 1,221 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cleveland Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31716901, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
662 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.73621, -80.35508

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 37
  • Fort Pickens Monument: 6.2 mi
  • Falls Mill Access Area: 11.3 mi
  • Bulltown Historic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Bulltown Recreation Area: 12.1 mi
  • Burnsville Lake Wildlife Management Area: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • Upshur War Monument: 19.0 mi
  • Gilmer County: 21.2 mi
  • Old Hill Cemetary: 21.6 mi
  • The National Exchange Bank Of Weston: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Tecumseh Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Burnsville Waterfall: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bulltown Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Buckhannon Mural: 19.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Haystack Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mast KnobSE 128°1,221 m13.4 mi
Whitman KnobESE 120°1,193 m14.9 mi
Buck KnobESE 115°1,173 m15.0 mi
Back Fork MountainSE 137°1,138 m13.0 mi
Turkeybone MountainSE 128°1,132 m11.4 mi
Blue Rock KnobE 100°1,113 m13.1 mi
Cherry KnobESE 104°1,106 m17.4 mi
Beech MountainESE 111°1,083 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5819:34
June solstice05:5820:1120:50
September equinox07:1018:4519:20
December solstice07:3716:2217:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239495865696862514134
Precip in4.84.35.55.26.46.46.75.24.34.34.05.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hacker Valley, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524925

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