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Pinkerton Knob

Pinkerton Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pinkerton Knob rises to 549 m in West Virginia. High Point stands 789 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Whites Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31470142, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
549 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.54065, -78.12973

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Rooney Park: 4.5 mi
  • Spruce Pine Hollow Park: 6.5 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • Hedgesville Historic District: 7.2 mi
  • Rickli Memorial Soccer Complex: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 26
  • Museum of Berkeley Springs: 8.0 mi
  • CCC museum: 8.2 mi
  • Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 9.6 mi
  • Belle Boyd House: 10.6 mi
  • For the Kids by George Children's Museum: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Captain's Quarters: 8.3 mi
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 8.3 mi
  • Farnham Colossi: 10.9 mi
  • Almost Heaven Sign: 12.4 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Artworks: 13
Springs: 8
  • Neglar Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 8.0 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 10.5 mi
  • Natural Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 14.5 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 14.7 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 15.4 mi
  • Gainsboro Tourist Park: 19.6 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Beach 2: 19.0 mi
  • Beach 1: 19.0 mi
  • Beach 3: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Four Square Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Dargan Bend: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Pinkerton Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointWSW 240°789 m13.4 mi
Spring Gap MountainWSW 253°679 m19.6 mi
Cacapon 2W 268°673 m9.7 mi
Cross MountainNNE 29°627 m14.9 mi
Hearthstone MountainNE 35°616 m14.5 mi
Sleepy Creek MountainSSW 212°580 m6.7 mi
Purslane MountainWNW 284°568 m13.2 mi
Shockeys KnobSSW 207°567 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4620:0420:44
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:3016:1016:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526169747265544335
Precip in3.62.23.03.54.44.94.33.14.43.32.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1544937 — Pinkerton Knob, Berkeley County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356520117

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