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Pifer Mountain

Pifer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pifer Mountain rises to 835 m in West Virginia. Weiss Knob stands 1,359 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 10 miles off.

The story

Pifer Mountain is a summit in West Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 2,740 feet (840 m), Pifer Mountain is the 472nd highest summit in the state of West Virginia. Pifer Mountain has the name of Andrew Pifer.

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Wikidata Q31467854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
835 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.18094, -79.76812

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • St George Park: 3.5 mi
  • Mill Race: 7.8 mi
  • River City Park: 7.8 mi
  • Nursery Bottom: 8.1 mi
  • Blackwater Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 7
Springs: 5
  • Harlan Irons Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 19.8 mi
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Pat Spring: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 15.3 mi
  • Maniac Mountain: 23.0 mi
  • Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bear Haven Day Use Area: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 18.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Pifer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weiss KnobSE 125°1,359 m22.3 mi
Bald KnobESE 123°1,332 m21.8 mi
Cabin MountainESE 123°1,331 m22.3 mi
CabinESE 119°1,304 m22.4 mi
Pointy KnobSE 126°1,265 m17.8 mi
Canaan MountainSE 126°1,265 m17.8 mi
Pond Lick MountainS 175°1,222 m20.1 mi
Stuart KnobS 170°1,221 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5420:0920:49
September equinox07:0718:4319:18
December solstice07:3616:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526169737266544335
Precip in3.83.94.44.65.85.95.84.84.03.93.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parsons 3 SE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555344 — Pifer Mountain, Tucker County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525170

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