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Piney Knob

Piney Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Piney Knob rises to 603 m in West Virginia. Kopperston Mountain stands 993 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Point, a peak 4.5 miles away. Midland Trail passes 26 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31469879, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
603 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.98177, -81.90874

60 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
Parks: 17
Historic sites: 3
  • Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 16.4 mi
  • Man WV War Memorial: 16.5 mi
  • Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kopperston MountainSE 125°993 m24.2 mi
Burning RockSSE 150°912 m23.0 mi
Panther KnobSE 139°866 m23.8 mi
Cherry Pond MountainESE 117°843 m21.2 mi
Huff MountainSE 144°835 m22.6 mi
Squealer KnobESE 105°818 m23.7 mi
Spring MountainSE 128°813 m18.1 mi
Cook MountainESE 116°773 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:40
June solstice06:0620:1520:54
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:4116:3117:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947586674787770594739
Precip in3.53.44.34.45.34.95.93.93.33.22.94.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Logan, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555361 — Piney Knob, Boone County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525190

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