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.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49061030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1041 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
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
- Spearhead Trails: 6.9 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 7.8 mi
- Train: 16.9 mi
- Portal 30: 16.9 mi
- Train: 16.9 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
- Picnic Grounds: 4.5 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 4.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 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 |
| Black Mountain | W 268° | 1,259 m | 15.3 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 |
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
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- Kingsport · 27 mi
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