Payne Knob
Payne Knob rises to 851 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kingston Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Midland Trail passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31465512, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 851 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 9.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kanawha Falls · 11 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 13 mi
- Concho Overlook · 13 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kingston Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Hodge Knob: 3.6 mi
- Paint Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Lick Knob: 4.5 mi
- Kayford Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Eskdale Community Park: 8.8 mi
- Old Collins Middle: 9.1 mi
- Collins Park: 9.1 mi
- Tennis Courts: 9.1 mi
- Head Wall: 13.3 mi
- Headless Wall: 13.3 mi
- Little Head Wall: 13.4 mi
- Ameless Wall: 13.5 mi
- Kingfish: 13.5 mi
- Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site: 8.8 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 12.5 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 14.3 mi
- Thurmond: 13.3 mi
- Kay Moor: 14.0 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 15.2 mi
- Nuttallburg: 15.3 mi
- Stonewall: 16.5 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 10.1 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 11.1 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 12.3 mi
- The Canopy: 12.9 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 13.7 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 12.4 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 16.9 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 17.0 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 17.0 mi
- Needleseye Park: 11.0 mi
- Grandview: 18.3 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Payne Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | SSW 212° | 1,083 m | 18.2 mi |
| Walnut Knob | ESE 110° | 1,049 m | 21.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 216° | 1,037 m | 18.6 mi |
| Pond Knob | SW 216° | 1,011 m | 10.4 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,009 m | 10.2 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | SW 218° | 993 m | 20.4 mi |
| Lick Knob | S 174° | 989 m | 4.5 mi |
| High Knob | S 171° | 976 m | 6.3 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 | 20:13 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1544660 — Payne Knob, Fayette County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356519834
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