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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: 35
  • 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: 10
Museums: 10
Artworks: 8
Attractions: 5
Historic sites: 4
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 KnobSSW1,231 m8.1 mi
Fulk MountainSSW1,056 m9.3 mi
Black Lick MountainSSW1,040 m8.4 mi
Rader KnobSSW1,019 m6.6 mi
Beech Lick KnobS1,000 m6.0 mi
White Grass KnobS988 m5.2 mi
Spring MountainWNW951 m7.6 mi
Carr MountainS938 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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