Pickering Knob
Pickering Knob rises to 587 m in West Virginia. Burning Rock stands 912 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabin Hill, a peak 4.9 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 29 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31718739, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 587 m
How to reach it
- 28.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
73 named places within 25 miles
- Cabin Hill: 4.9 mi
- Buffalo Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Wet Knob: 8.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 8.5 mi
- Horsepen Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Laurel Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Praise Park: 11.6 mi
- Ramella Park: 11.8 mi
- South Williamson Park: 12.1 mi
- AirBoat Rides and Tours: 11.3 mi
- Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours: 11.3 mi
- Man WV War Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 22.0 mi
- Big Branch Day Use Area: 22.1 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 9.3 mi
- Matewan Depot: 11.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pickering Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Rock | ESE 105° | 912 m | 23.1 mi |
| Huff Mountain | E 100° | 835 m | 24.4 mi |
| Horsepen Mountain | SSE 147° | 763 m | 11.4 mi |
| Dicks Knob | SSW 199° | 758 m | 20.3 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | E 92° | 749 m | 22.4 mi |
| Hylton Knob | S 187° | 748 m | 24.9 mi |
| Coon Knob | SE 142° | 741 m | 12.4 mi |
| High Knob | S 181° | 695 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:32 | 17:14 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Logan, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1544797 — Pickering Knob, Mingo County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356519943
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