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Haystack Knob

Haystack Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Knob rises to 503 m in West Virginia. Turkeybone Mountain stands 1,132 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is High Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q31716885, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
503 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.84065, -80.47564

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
  • Fort Pickens Monument: 3.7 mi
  • Burnsville Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
  • Bulltown Historic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Bulltown Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
  • Falls Mill Access Area: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Gilmer County: 12.6 mi
  • Old Hill Cemetary: 13.5 mi
  • The National Exchange Bank Of Weston: 13.5 mi
  • Fairyland Nickelodeon Movies: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Burnsville Waterfall: 8.2 mi
  • Tecumseh Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bulltown Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Buckhannon Mural: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Haystack Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkeybone MountainSE 133°1,132 m21.0 mi
Blue Rock KnobESE 116°1,113 m21.6 mi
Beech MountainESE 122°1,083 m21.7 mi
Bee KnobSE 138°1,082 m20.8 mi
Round KnobSE 127°1,073 m21.8 mi
High Germany KnobESE 109°1,065 m20.3 mi
Pisgah KnobSE 141°1,018 m20.3 mi
Long Run HillE 93°876 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5820:1120:51
September equinox07:1018:4619:21
December solstice07:3816:2217:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526068717064534336
Precip in4.54.14.94.85.85.16.15.13.74.13.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Cave 2 NE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554667 — Haystack Knob, Lewis County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524927

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