Pigeon Knob
Pigeon Knob rises to 765 m in West Virginia. Gregg Knob stands 960 m to the south-southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is River View Hill, a peak 2.6 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31467917, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 765 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 10.5 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 8 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 15 mi
- Point Lookout · 19 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- River View Hill: 2.6 mi
- Blooming Rose Hill: 2.8 mi
- Fike Hill: 3.3 mi
- Evans Hill: 3.8 mi
- River Hill: 4.0 mi
- Sang Run State Park: 4.3 mi
- Bruceton Mills Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
- Bruceton Mills Public Fishing Area: 8.8 mi
- Thayer State Game Refuge: 10.6 mi
- Terra Alta Community Park: 12.1 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 8.5 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 10.5 mi
- Beth's Garden: 14.8 mi
- Fort Necessity: 14.9 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 14.9 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 7.7 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 11.7 mi
- Flatrock: 16.5 mi
- Wharton Furnace: 16.7 mi
- Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 17.8 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 4.6 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 7.1 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 10.9 mi
- Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 14.8 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 14.8 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 14.8 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
- Mt. Washington Tavern: 15.0 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 9.0 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 9.0 mi
- Matador Falls: 14.9 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 15.8 mi
- White Rocks: 19.1 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 19.8 mi
- Cabin Rocks: 19.9 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 19.9 mi
- Blooming Rose: 3.6 mi
- Kendall: 3.6 mi
- Frankville: 18.8 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 7.0 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- Watering Trough: 19.4 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 8.3 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 14.4 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 23.6 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Baughman Spring: 20.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 21.7 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 13.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Pigeon Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Knob | SSW 199° | 960 m | 8.4 mi |
| Marsh Hill | SE 128° | 948 m | 7.5 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | S 182° | 946 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pine Swamp Knob | SSW 203° | 944 m | 4.4 mi |
| Fike Hill | SSW 199° | 943 m | 3.3 mi |
| Roman Nose Mountain | SSE 151° | 916 m | 11.5 mi |
| Roman Nose Hill | SE 132° | 915 m | 10.9 mi |
| Zehner Hill | ENE 65° | 914 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:15 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sines Deep Creek, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555346 — Pigeon Knob, Preston County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525172
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 8 mi
- Kingwood · 15 mi
- Grantsville · 18 mi
- Ohiopyle · 18 mi
- Uniontown · 23 mi
- Morgantown · 25 mi
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