Hickory Knob
Hickory Knob rises to 709 m in West Virginia. Huff Knob stands 1,088 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Falls Resort State Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 3.6 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States.
Wikidata Q31717001, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 709 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 23.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 23 mi
118 named places within 25 miles
- Ivy Knob: 10.9 mi
- Panther Knob: 11.3 mi
- Kopperston Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 11.6 mi
- Spring Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Twin Falls Resort State Park: 0.7 mi
- Mullens City Pool: 4.6 mi
- Bright Bridge Park: 5.1 mi
- Mullins Volunteer Park: 5.1 mi
- Captain J.F. Lyttle Jr. Memorial Parks and Playground: 5.1 mi
- Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 10.3 mi
- John Cooke Marker: 10.5 mi
- Kimball World War I Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 18.9 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 19.8 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 17.0 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 17.2 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 17.3 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 18.2 mi
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 23.5 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 24.1 mi
- Big Branch Day Use Area: 18.0 mi
- Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
- Ship Rock: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hickory Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huff Knob | E 99° | 1,088 m | 18.5 mi |
| Ivy Knob | NNW 348° | 1,083 m | 10.9 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | E 99° | 1,078 m | 18.5 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,069 m | 15.7 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | E 100° | 1,049 m | 16.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | E 98° | 1,045 m | 17.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 342° | 1,037 m | 11.6 mi |
| Rich Knob | ESE 108° | 1,023 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:30 | 17:11 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pineville, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524933
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