Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob rises to 998 m in West Virginia. East River Mountain stands 1,331 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bluff Mountain, a peak 4.0 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 7.2 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States geonames ID=4818223.
Wikidata Q31468759, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 998 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 12.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 26.2 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 27.6 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rhodell Park: 8.8 mi
- Clay Memorial Park and Cemetery: 8.9 mi
- Captain J.F. Lyttle Jr. Memorial Parks and Playground: 9.0 mi
- Mullins Volunteer Park: 9.0 mi
- Bright Bridge Park: 9.2 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Rich Knob: 7.0 mi
- Browning Lambert Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Johns Knob: 8.5 mi
- Coaldale Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Mercer County War Museum: 12.3 mi
- Princeton Railroad Museum: 12.9 mi
- Mercer County Agricultural Museum: 12.9 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 21.1 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 21.1 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 5.7 mi
- Stone Arch: 12.0 mi
- Kimball World War I Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 21.0 mi
- Pickshin: 11.1 mi
- McVey: 16.2 mi
- Lilly: 17.6 mi
- Warford: 20.4 mi
- Mercers Saltworks: 21.6 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 7.5 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 11.6 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 21.1 mi
- City Garden: 12.2 mi
- Bluefield Love Sign: 16.0 mi
- Ship Rock: 21.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East River Mountain | SSW 200° | 1,331 m | 23.4 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SSW 199° | 1,304 m | 22.9 mi |
| Short Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,258 m | 24.6 mi |
| Gose Knob | S 185° | 1,244 m | 24.2 mi |
| Buckhorn Knob | SE 130° | 1,239 m | 20.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | S 169° | 1,202 m | 23.2 mi |
| Jesses Knob | SE 128° | 1,164 m | 20.4 mi |
| Dial Rock | SSW 202° | 1,148 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullens 3 E, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525175
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