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Pine Knob

Pine Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Knob rises to 629 m in West Virginia. Burning Rock stands 912 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is High Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 9.9 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31469386, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
629 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.42650, -81.81428

Overlooks nearby

86 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
Parks: 29
Historic sites: 7
  • Bartley Mine Disaster: 7.2 mi
  • Space Shuttle Memorial: 8.8 mi
  • Kimball World War I Memorial: 16.9 mi
  • Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 21.0 mi
  • John Cooke Marker: 21.1 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
  • Big Branch Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • AirBoat Rides and Tours: 23.6 mi
  • Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pine Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burning RockNNE 19°912 m19.6 mi
Johns KnobE 96°907 m24.8 mi
Sugar Cove MountainS 187°885 m14.5 mi
Stone StepsSSE 157°868 m15.5 mi
Panther KnobNNE 27°866 m23.0 mi
Wolfpen KnobS 190°860 m18.3 mi
Shawnee MountainE 94°851 m20.9 mi
Fuller MountainSSW 203°848 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:0720:1320:52
September equinox07:1618:5119:26
December solstice07:3916:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644556371747367554437
Precip in3.83.44.34.44.94.95.34.23.03.03.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RD Bailey Lake, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356520069

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