Pisgah Knob
Pisgah Knob rises to 1,018 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bee Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 15 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31471059, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,018 m
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 19.0 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 19.0 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 19 mi
107 named places within 25 miles
- Bee Knob: 1.2 mi
- Back Fork Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Turkeybone Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Mast Knob: 4.2 mi
- Potato Knob: 5.1 mi
- Beckys Creek Wildlife Management Area: 15.2 mi
- Huttonsville Park: 15.6 mi
- Huttonsville Farm Wildlife Management Area: 16.0 mi
- Bolair Ball Field: 16.2 mi
- George Ward Elementary School Park: 16.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Cass: 22.9 mi
- Powerhouse: 23.0 mi
- Boiler House: 23.0 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 6.1 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 7.5 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 17.3 mi
- Raven Rocks: 9.3 mi
- Hanging Rock: 11.9 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 15.6 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 17.3 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 21.4 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 21.5 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 24.2 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 14.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 21.5 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pisgah Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | SE 133° | 1,481 m | 17.5 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | SE 127° | 1,457 m | 16.4 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | ESE 119° | 1,433 m | 16.6 mi |
| Snyder Knob | ESE 110° | 1,432 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mace Knob | SE 133° | 1,425 m | 16.6 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,397 m | 15.6 mi |
| Ward Knob | ESE 114° | 1,385 m | 16.2 mi |
| Sharp Knob | SSE 163° | 1,379 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickens 2 N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524299
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 26 mi
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