Pipestem Knob
Pipestem Knob rises to 904 m in West Virginia. Buckhorn Knob stands 1,239 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Christian Knob, a peak 3.0 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 9.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31470946, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 904 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 19.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 24.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 29.5 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bluestone National Scenic River: 3.6 mi
- Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Sherman Ballard Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Athens City Park: 6.7 mi
- Gardner Center Park: 8.4 mi
- Christian Knob: 3.0 mi
- Tallery Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Davy Knob: 3.8 mi
- Bent Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Clark Knob: 5.3 mi
- Warford: 4.1 mi
- Lilly: 4.8 mi
- Mercers Saltworks: 5.6 mi
- Junta: 7.4 mi
- Pickshin: 16.5 mi
- Princeton Railroad Museum: 11.7 mi
- Mercer County Agricultural Museum: 11.8 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 11.9 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 12.0 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 12.1 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 9.5 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 22.2 mi
- Grandview: 23.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Stone Arch: 13.2 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 14.7 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 20.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 24.5 mi
- High Point: 21.7 mi
- Barneys Wall: 23.4 mi
- Barney's Wall: 23.4 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 17.1 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 23.0 mi
- City Garden: 13.1 mi
- Brooks Falls: 14.7 mi
- Ship Rock: 20.6 mi
- Bluefield Love Sign: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Pipestem Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn Knob | S 181° | 1,239 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sugar Run Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,238 m | 19.6 mi |
| Jesses Knob | S 182° | 1,164 m | 14.7 mi |
| Pearis Mountain | SE 141° | 1,148 m | 18.4 mi |
| Angels Rest | SE 140° | 1,105 m | 17.9 mi |
| Huff Knob | NW 304° | 1,088 m | 9.3 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NW 304° | 1,078 m | 9.4 mi |
| Elk Knob | NE 36° | 1,078 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555365 — Pipestem Knob, Summers County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525194
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