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Pine Knob

Pine Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Knob rises to 836 m in West Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the south-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4818305

Wikidata Q31469339, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
836 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.79706, -79.02448

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
  • Bergton Fairgrounds: 4.1 mi
  • Dam Site Seven Park: 8.4 mi
  • Mathias Community Center: 10.0 mi
  • Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 11.7 mi
  • Michael Brothers Memorial Park: 14.3 mi
Springs: 12
  • Sand Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Hall Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 12.5 mi
  • Stranderman Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Cold Spring: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 10
Artworks: 8
Attractions: 5
Historic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Old grape garden: 21.2 mi
  • Heishman Garden: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Pine Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobSSW 206°1,231 m8.1 mi
Fulk MountainSSW 194°1,056 m9.3 mi
Black Lick MountainSSW 199°1,040 m8.4 mi
Rader KnobSSW 198°1,019 m6.6 mi
Beech Lick KnobS 174°1,000 m6.0 mi
White Grass KnobS 170°988 m5.2 mi
Spring MountainWNW 282°951 m7.6 mi
Carr MountainS 180°938 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0520:45
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644546372767467554537
Precip in2.62.63.53.54.54.14.53.63.42.72.52.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525183

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