Paint Mountain
Paint Mountain rises to 904 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hodge Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31457909, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 904 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 12.7 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 13 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 15 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hodge Knob: 0.8 mi
- Lick Knob: 0.8 mi
- Town Creek Knob: 1.6 mi
- High Knob: 2.4 mi
- Kayford Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Collins Park: 9.0 mi
- Old Collins Middle: 9.1 mi
- Graney Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
- Oak Hill City Park: 9.4 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Bridge Buttress: 15.6 mi
- Head Wall: 15.7 mi
- Headless Wall: 15.8 mi
- Fern Point Area: 15.8 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 11.1 mi
- Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site: 11.7 mi
- Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 14.2 mi
- Thurmond: 13.1 mi
- Stonewall: 13.7 mi
- Pinepoca: 15.2 mi
- Kay Moor: 15.5 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 16.7 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 9.3 mi
- The Canopy: 11.7 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 14.9 mi
- Ship Rock: 15.4 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 15.4 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 13.2 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 13.4 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 13.4 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 24.7 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 16.0 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 24.1 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
- Needleseye Park: 11.2 mi
- Grandview: 16.2 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Paint Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | SW 219° | 1,083 m | 14.6 mi |
| Walnut Knob | E 99° | 1,049 m | 20.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 224° | 1,037 m | 15.3 mi |
| Pond Knob | SW 234° | 1,011 m | 7.3 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | SW 227° | 1,009 m | 6.7 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | SW 226° | 993 m | 17.2 mi |
| Lick Knob | ESE 112° | 989 m | 0.8 mi |
| High Knob | SSE 150° | 976 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| 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: 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356519747
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