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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 693 m in West Virginia. Snakeden Mountain stands 1,169 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Birch Mountain, a peak 4.7 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Webster County, West Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q31468745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
693 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.53038, -80.62509

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 4
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Tecumseh Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Rudolph Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Burnsville Waterfall: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bulltown Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 21.7 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Summersville Lake State Park: 23.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 23.9 mi
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snakeden MountainSSE 148°1,169 m18.0 mi
Hanging RockSSE 151°1,166 m20.8 mi
Briery KnobSSE 154°1,145 m19.1 mi
Red Oak KnobSE 141°1,129 m15.8 mi
Cold KnobESE 107°1,129 m19.5 mi
Redoak KnobE 100°1,102 m20.4 mi
Potato KnobE 91°1,077 m17.6 mi
Bee KnobSE 124°987 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice05:5920:1120:51
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
December solstice07:3716:2417:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546371757468574537
Precip in3.83.54.54.25.45.36.14.63.73.63.54.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sutton Lake, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555353 — Pilot Knob, Webster County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525180

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