Mount Pisgah
Mount Pisgah rises to 499 m in West Virginia. Wildcat Knob stands 848 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Spread Bend Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Midland Trail passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31718836, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 499 m
How to reach it
- 20.8 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 21.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kanawha Falls · 22 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 23 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 23 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spread Bend Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 3.6 mi
- Schoonover Knob: 4.1 mi
- Wallowhole Knob: 4.6 mi
- Blue Knob: 4.8 mi
- Gun Wall: 18.5 mi
- The Coliseum: 18.5 mi
- D.C. Memorial Boulder: 18.6 mi
- Whipporwill: 18.6 mi
- Long Wall: 18.6 mi
- Clay County Park: 3.8 mi
- Wallback Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi
- Morris Creek Wildlife Management Area: 13.3 mi
- Taylor Public Hunting Area: 15.0 mi
- Young Monument: 15.0 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 21.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 18.2 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 21.9 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 22.6 mi
- Train tunnel: 17.8 mi
- Captain John Young: 19.4 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 18.2 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Mount Pisgah. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Knob | ESE 115° | 848 m | 19.9 mi |
| Burnt Knob | ESE 113° | 804 m | 21.4 mi |
| Lonetree Mountain | SE 137° | 777 m | 15.6 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | S 187° | 774 m | 20.4 mi |
| Corren Knob | ESE 105° | 745 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bearwallow Knob | S 188° | 708 m | 18.1 mi |
| Panther Mountain | SSE 165° | 705 m | 14.4 mi |
| Fowler Knob | SE 145° | 686 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clendenin, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1544961 — Mount Pisgah, Clay County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356520161
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