Kayford Mountain
Kayford Mountain rises to 873 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hodge Knob, a peak 3.0 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31717578, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 873 m
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 12.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 16 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 17 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 18 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hodge Knob: 3.0 mi
- Paint Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Boyd Branch Knob: 4.2 mi
- Lick Knob: 4.3 mi
- Payne Knob: 4.6 mi
- Eskdale Community Park: 8.7 mi
- Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Walhonde Roadside Park: 9.5 mi
- Collins Park: 12.2 mi
- Old Collins Middle: 12.2 mi
- Head Wall: 17.8 mi
- Headless Wall: 17.8 mi
- Little Head Wall: 17.9 mi
- Bridge Buttress: 17.9 mi
- Ameless Wall: 17.9 mi
- Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site: 9.1 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 14.6 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 17.4 mi
- Thurmond: 16.4 mi
- Stonewall: 17.0 mi
- Kay Moor: 18.1 mi
- Pinepoca: 18.4 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 19.3 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 12.7 mi
- The Canopy: 15.2 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 15.5 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 16.9 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 18.0 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 16.1 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 16.3 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 16.3 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 23.6 mi
- Needleseye Park: 14.4 mi
- Grandview: 19.7 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 16.9 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Kayford Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | SSW 205° | 1,083 m | 13.9 mi |
| Walnut Knob | E 101° | 1,049 m | 24.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 211° | 1,037 m | 14.3 mi |
| Pond Knob | SSW 205° | 1,011 m | 6.1 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,009 m | 6.1 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | SW 215° | 993 m | 16.0 mi |
| Lick Knob | ESE 111° | 989 m | 4.3 mi |
| High Knob | SE 126° | 976 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:29 | 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356517943
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