Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob rises to 763 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kids Korner Park, a park 7.4 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States
Wikidata Q49061328, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 763 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 16.6 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 23.3 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
Overlooks nearby
- Towers Tunnel Overlook · 15 mi
- Lovers Leap Overlook · 15 mi
- Clinchfield Overlook · 15 mi
- Mill Rock Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Overlook: 7.7 mi
- Bull Hill: 10.3 mi
- Guest Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Bold Camp Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Birch Gap: 12.7 mi
- Kids Korner Park: 7.4 mi
- Phipps Family Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- Ringley Park: 10.1 mi
- Coeburn Train Depot: 10.1 mi
- Haysi Town Park: 10.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Walk of Honor: 10.4 mi
- Leonard Woods Lynched: 15.6 mi
- Pound Gap: 15.6 mi
- Wise County: 15.7 mi
- Old Meade Homeplace: 16.5 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 12.5 mi
- Old Fashion Elk: 16.3 mi
- Crazy Eyes Elk: 16.3 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 17.5 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 19.7 mi
- Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Breaks Interstate Park: 15.4 mi
- High Knob Recreation Area: 18.2 mi
- Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve: 19.1 mi
- Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area: 22.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.4 mi
- The Breaks: 15.6 mi
- Pinnacle: 19.1 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 20.9 mi
- Ralph Stanley Museum: 7.5 mi
- Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center: 7.5 mi
- Elkhorn City Railroad Museum: 16.5 mi
- Spearhead Trails: 11.1 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 23.4 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 12.6 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 23.8 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 12.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | SW 230° | 1,288 m | 18.8 mi |
| Brumley Mountain | SE 131° | 1,287 m | 24.1 mi |
| The Butt | SE 136° | 1,226 m | 22.3 mi |
| Eagle Knob | SW 227° | 1,196 m | 17.8 mi |
| Camp Rock | SW 227° | 1,188 m | 18.7 mi |
| Little Mountain | SW 228° | 1,130 m | 19.5 mi |
| Big A Mountain | E 93° | 1,126 m | 18.4 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SE 127° | 1,101 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:36 | 17:17 |
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 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nora 4 SSE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356584447
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