Haystack Mountain
Haystack Mountain rises to 766 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31716910, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 766 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 11.6 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 7 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 12 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flag Knob: 1.8 mi
- Packs Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Thrasher Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Justice Heights: 4.8 mi
- Town Creek Knob: 4.9 mi
- Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
- Collins Park: 2.9 mi
- Old Collins Middle: 3.0 mi
- Oak Hill City Park: 3.4 mi
- Historic Lewis House: 3.5 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Fern Point Area: 10.5 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 10.5 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 10.6 mi
- Endless Wall: 10.6 mi
- Thurmond: 6.9 mi
- Stonewall: 10.0 mi
- Kay Moor: 10.1 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 11.1 mi
- Nuttallburg: 11.2 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 5.4 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 7.9 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 8.0 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 8.8 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 3.2 mi
- The Canopy: 5.8 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 10.7 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 12.2 mi
- Ship Rock: 12.6 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 13.8 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 20.3 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 21.4 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 21.4 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 11.8 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 11.8 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 11.8 mi
- Needleseye Park: 5.1 mi
- Grandview: 11.3 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Brooks Falls: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | SW 233° | 1,083 m | 19.3 mi |
| Walnut Knob | ESE 104° | 1,049 m | 14.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 236° | 1,037 m | 20.2 mi |
| Ford Knob | E 98° | 1,026 m | 19.1 mi |
| Pond Knob | WSW 249° | 1,011 m | 12.9 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,009 m | 12.2 mi |
| Beelick Knob | ESE 109° | 991 m | 19.1 mi |
| Lick Knob | W 264° | 989 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:28 | 17:10 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Hill, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1540095 — Haystack Mountain, Fayette County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356517488
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