Kingston Mountain
Kingston Mountain rises to 665 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Payne Knob, a peak 2.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31717756, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 665 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 8.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kanawha Falls · 10 mi
- Concho Overlook · 11 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 12 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Payne Knob: 2.1 mi
- Flag Knob: 3.4 mi
- Hodge Knob: 4.1 mi
- Lick Knob: 4.3 mi
- Paint Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Old Collins Middle: 6.9 mi
- Collins Park: 7.0 mi
- Oak Hill City Park: 7.2 mi
- New River Birding & Nature Festival: 7.4 mi
- Head Wall: 11.7 mi
- Headless Wall: 11.7 mi
- Bridge Buttress: 11.8 mi
- Little Head Wall: 11.8 mi
- Ameless Wall: 11.9 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 10.5 mi
- Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site: 10.8 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 12.1 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 12.7 mi
- Thurmond: 11.2 mi
- Kay Moor: 12.0 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 13.2 mi
- Nuttallburg: 13.3 mi
- Stonewall: 14.9 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 8.1 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 10.6 mi
- The Canopy: 10.9 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 11.1 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 11.9 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 11.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 20.1 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 15.8 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 15.9 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 15.9 mi
- Needleseye Park: 8.9 mi
- Grandview: 16.4 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Kingston Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | SW 218° | 1,083 m | 19.0 mi |
| Walnut Knob | ESE 111° | 1,049 m | 19.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 221° | 1,037 m | 19.6 mi |
| Pond Knob | SW 226° | 1,011 m | 11.4 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | SW 221° | 1,009 m | 11.0 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | SW 223° | 993 m | 21.5 mi |
| Lick Knob | SSW 202° | 989 m | 4.3 mi |
| High Knob | S 191° | 976 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554885 — Kingston Mountain, Fayette County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525019
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