Pickem Mountain
Pickem Mountain rises to 1,041 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the south-southwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodbooger Statue, a artwork 0.7 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 0.9 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49061030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,041 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 13.7 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 16.1 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Flag Rock Overlook · 1 mi
- Twin Cliffs Overlook · 16 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 17 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 17 mi
121 named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Knob: 2.2 mi
- High Knob: 2.3 mi
- Camp Rock: 2.9 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Brushy Knob: 4.3 mi
- Locust Avenue Park: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.0 mi
- Legion Park: 1.1 mi
- Norton City Park: 1.3 mi
- Clear Creek Park: 1.6 mi
- June Tolliver House: 9.5 mi
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 9.7 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 10.0 mi
- Portal 31 Mine Tour: 16.9 mi
- Fannon Train Museum: 17.6 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 15.3 mi
- Old Meade Homeplace: 15.7 mi
- Wise County: 16.0 mi
- Pound Gap: 16.0 mi
- Leonard Woods Lynched: 16.0 mi
- Copper Creek Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Bald Alley Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Otter House Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Skeleton Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 24.6 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 0.7 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 4.5 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 17.8 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 4.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pickem Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | SSW 199° | 1,288 m | 2.3 mi |
| The Doubles | W 266° | 1,247 m | 14.5 mi |
| Eagle Knob | SSE 167° | 1,196 m | 2.2 mi |
| Camp Rock | S 179° | 1,188 m | 2.9 mi |
| Little Mountain | SSW 197° | 1,130 m | 3.1 mi |
| Potato Hill | W 261° | 1,123 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bowling Knob | SW 224° | 1,075 m | 14.0 mi |
| Huff Rock | SW 216° | 1,070 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wise 1SE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586888
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 27 mi
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