Packs Knob
Packs Knob rises to 877 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Irish Lick Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31718641, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 877 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 18.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 16 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 20 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Irish Lick Knob: 1.2 mi
- Boyd Branch Knob: 2.8 mi
- Coal River Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Spruce Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Pond Knob: 4.1 mi
- Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area: 9.0 mi
- Maxwell Hill Community Center and Park: 10.1 mi
- Graney Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
- Ewart Ave Park: 10.6 mi
- Walhonde Roadside Park: 10.8 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Fern Point Area: 20.2 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 20.3 mi
- Bridge Buttress: 20.3 mi
- Endless Wall: 20.4 mi
- Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 13.0 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 13.2 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site: 15.7 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 12.1 mi
- Ship Rock: 13.4 mi
- The Canopy: 13.7 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 20.3 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 20.5 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 10.4 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 10.6 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 10.7 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 19.7 mi
- Needleseye Park: 14.8 mi
- Grandview: 16.3 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 21.6 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Packs Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | SW 231° | 1,083 m | 9.6 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,049 m | 22.4 mi |
| Walnut Knob | E 85° | 1,049 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 237° | 1,037 m | 10.4 mi |
| Pond Knob | WNW 284° | 1,011 m | 4.1 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,009 m | 3.2 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | WSW 238° | 993 m | 12.4 mi |
| Lick Knob | NNE 27° | 989 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 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley VA Hospital, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356527880
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