Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob rises to 492 m in West Virginia. Lonetree Mountain stands 777 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Painter Knob, a peak 1.9 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 24 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Clay County, West Virginia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1544857).
Wikidata Q31468730, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 492 m
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 28.6 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 29.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Painter Knob: 1.9 mi
- Frame Knob: 3.9 mi
- Velvet Knob: 4.3 mi
- Bragg Knob: 4.7 mi
- Snake Knob: 5.0 mi
- Clay County Park: 5.1 mi
- Wallback Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Taylor Public Hunting Area: 14.4 mi
- Young Monument: 15.7 mi
- Gassaway Park: 16.2 mi
- Chestnut Point: 22.2 mi
- Gun Wall: 24.3 mi
- The Coliseum: 24.3 mi
- D.C. Memorial Boulder: 24.4 mi
- Long Wall: 24.4 mi
- Captain John Young: 21.9 mi
- Train tunnel: 22.4 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 23.9 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 24.1 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 24.4 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 20.4 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonetree Mountain | SSE 154° | 777 m | 21.3 mi |
| Corren Knob | SE 134° | 745 m | 16.5 mi |
| Panther Mountain | S 174° | 705 m | 21.9 mi |
| Little Birch Mountain | E 95° | 577 m | 17.8 mi |
| Barnette Hill | E 97° | 566 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bird Knob | SSW 212° | 555 m | 19.9 mi |
| Coon Knob | ENE 75° | 542 m | 14.5 mi |
| Fisher Knob | ENE 61° | 531 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rosedale 3 NNW, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356519996
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