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Pike Knob

Pike Knob rises to 1,308 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the west-northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31468072, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1308 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.66762, -79.43782

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
Springs: 12
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Locust Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Hall Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Sand Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Maple Spring: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Seneca Caverns: 7.1 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 11.1 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 16.3 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 17.0 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 17.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • 1971 Plane Crash Site: 7.4 mi
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 20.2 mi
  • Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 22.2 mi
  • Old Sexton Cabin: 23.2 mi
  • Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Raven Rocks: 7.8 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 12.0 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 12.1 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 12.1 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Pike Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobWNW 294°1,482 m5.6 mi
Kile KnobSW 214°1,395 m4.3 mi
Horse RockNNW 330°1,374 m6.8 mi
Panther KnobSSW 203°1,371 m7.8 mi
Snowy MountainSSW 213°1,370 m9.4 mi
Elk MountainWSW 256°1,273 m9.7 mi
Grassy MountainW 263°1,265 m8.9 mi
Harmon RocksNNE 32°1,243 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5420:0720:46
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3316:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555348 — Pike Knob, Pendleton County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525173

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