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Payne Knob

Payne Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.01178, -81.31705

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
  • 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
Cliffs: 26
  • 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
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cathedral Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Peters Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy KnobSSW 212°1,083 m18.2 mi
Walnut KnobESE 110°1,049 m21.6 mi
Pilot KnobSW 216°1,037 m18.6 mi
Pond KnobSW 216°1,011 m10.4 mi
Coal River MountainSSW 211°1,009 m10.2 mi
Kopperston MountainSW 218°993 m20.4 mi
Lick KnobS 174°989 m4.5 mi
High KnobS 171°976 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:37
June solstice06:0420:1320:52
September equinox07:1418:4919:24
December solstice07:3816:2817:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536168717065544436
Precip in3.53.34.24.25.15.54.64.13.72.92.93.9

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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