Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob rises to 1,037 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the east-southeast, 1.4 miles off. Coal Heritage Trail passes 13 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States geonames ID=4818224.
Wikidata Q31431091, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,037 m
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 27.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 26 mi
117 named places within 25 miles
- Ivy Knob: 1.4 mi
- Kopperston Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Spring Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Cherry Pond Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Cook Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Walhonde Roadside Park: 9.0 mi
- Gilliland Park: 9.4 mi
- Twin Falls Resort State Park: 12.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 14.6 mi
- Pineville Park: 14.6 mi
- John Cooke Marker: 9.2 mi
- Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 19.9 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 9.4 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 17.1 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 17.4 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 17.4 mi
- Ship Rock: 20.5 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 22.5 mi
- The Canopy: 23.8 mi
- Big Branch Day Use Area: 19.5 mi
- Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | ESE 104° | 1,083 m | 1.4 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | SE 125° | 1,049 m | 24.0 mi |
| Rich Knob | SE 132° | 1,023 m | 23.2 mi |
| Pond Knob | NE 35° | 1,011 m | 8.2 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | NE 41° | 1,009 m | 8.6 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | WSW 242° | 993 m | 2.0 mi |
| Lick Knob | NE 46° | 989 m | 15.6 mi |
| High Knob | NE 53° | 976 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:30 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceana 2 SE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525177
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