Packs Mountain
Packs Mountain rises to 683 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Graney Memorial Park, a park 1.7 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31718649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 683 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 15.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 7 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 15 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Thrasher Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Justice Heights: 3.9 mi
- Flag Knob: 5.2 mi
- Batoff Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Graney Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Brownsea Island: 3.6 mi
- Perry Park: 3.9 mi
- WP Point: 3.9 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Fern Point Area: 12.7 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 12.7 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 12.8 mi
- Endless Wall: 12.8 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 4.1 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 7.7 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 8.4 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 9.2 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 3.8 mi
- The Canopy: 4.9 mi
- Ship Rock: 9.1 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 13.2 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 15.4 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 8.3 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 8.3 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 8.3 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 23.2 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 23.2 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 17.2 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 18.9 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
- Needleseye Park: 6.7 mi
- Grandview: 8.7 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Brooks Falls: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Packs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | WSW 243° | 1,083 m | 17.9 mi |
| Walnut Knob | E 90° | 1,049 m | 13.8 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | SE 135° | 1,040 m | 18.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 246° | 1,037 m | 19.0 mi |
| Pond Knob | W 265° | 1,011 m | 12.6 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | W 263° | 1,009 m | 11.8 mi |
| Beelick Knob | E 99° | 991 m | 17.7 mi |
| Lick Knob | WNW 296° | 989 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555289 — Packs Mountain, Fayette County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525145
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