Pigeonroost
Pigeonroost rises to 1,074 m in West Virginia. Weiss Knob stands 1,359 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fore Knobs, a peak 2.1 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31467944, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1074 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 21.2 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 26.2 mi off the Cheat River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 26 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fore Knobs: 2.1 mi
- Snowy Point: 5.5 mi
- Stack Rock: 8.0 mi
- Brown Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Difficult Hill: 8.6 mi
- Bayard Park: 9.5 mi
- Day Park: 10.4 mi
- Nancy Hanks Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Davis Riverfront Park: 13.5 mi
- Davis Park: 13.6 mi
- Stony River Dam: 5.3 mi
- Stony River Dam: 5.3 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 12.9 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 16.1 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 16.1 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 14.8 mi
- Elakala Falls: 15.8 mi
- Albert Falls: 16.4 mi
- Douglas Falls: 16.4 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 23.7 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 16.8 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 22.2 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 22.3 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 23.9 mi
- Kempton: 14.1 mi
- Stringtown: 19.2 mi
- Mill Run: 21.0 mi
- Frankville: 21.5 mi
- Smoke Hole: 23.0 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 14.8 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 15.4 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 16.2 mi
- eroded outcropping: 23.6 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 18.2 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 18.3 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 18.3 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 22.6 mi
- Baker Rocks: 18.2 mi
- Helmick Rock: 22.1 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Pigeonroost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weiss Knob | SW 220° | 1,359 m | 17.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 221° | 1,332 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | SW 220° | 1,331 m | 16.4 mi |
| Cabin | SW 220° | 1,304 m | 14.9 mi |
| Canaan Mountain | SW 234° | 1,265 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pointy Knob | SW 234° | 1,265 m | 18.3 mi |
| Snowy Point | WSW 253° | 1,235 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bear Rocks | SSW 207° | 1,222 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:16 | 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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bayard, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356519964
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 27 mi
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