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Pilgrim Knob

Pilgrim Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilgrim Knob rises to 657 m in Virginia. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Horn Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49061238, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
657 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.23817, -81.90484

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • TMI Park: 6.5 mi
  • Bradshaw Park: 9.7 mi
  • Coal Camp Park: 9.8 mi
  • Grundy Kiwanis & Miller Richardson Playground: 11.5 mi
  • Williams Park: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 20.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Pilgrim Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beartown MountainS 179°1,429 m21.5 mi
Flattop MountainSSE 160°1,379 m22.1 mi
Morris KnobSE 129°1,358 m20.5 mi
Redrock MountainSSE 166°1,345 m22.5 mi
Brushy MountainSSE 160°1,323 m20.5 mi
Peak 4300S 174°1,311 m20.4 mi
Knob MountainESE 123°1,270 m21.0 mi
Short MountainSSE 167°1,245 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:40
June solstice06:0820:1320:52
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3916:3417:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744546269737267564437
Precip in3.33.34.04.34.84.85.74.23.23.02.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grundy, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1497478 — Pilgrims Knob, Buchanan County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356584846

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