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Plumley Knob

Plumley Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Plumley Knob rises to 938 m in West Virginia. Keeney Knob stands 1,195 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31472710, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
938 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.81456, -80.97370

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
Cliffs: 26
  • Dowdy Bluff: 6.7 mi
  • Honeymooner Area: 17.2 mi
  • Endless Wall: 17.3 mi
  • Party Buttress Area: 17.3 mi
  • Fern Point Area: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 19
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 6
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Sandstone Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Brooks Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 11.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Plumley Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keeney KnobE 101°1,195 m14.9 mi
Red Spring MountainE 100°1,169 m14.3 mi
Sassafras KnobESE 109°1,116 m13.0 mi
Boggs KnobNE 55°1,102 m12.8 mi
Ballengee KnobESE 111°1,095 m12.5 mi
Elk KnobESE 121°1,078 m12.2 mi
Myles KnobNE 39°1,054 m14.3 mi
Walnut KnobNNE 14°1,049 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:36
June solstice06:0320:1120:50
September equinox07:1218:4819:23
December solstice07:3716:2817:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543546168727165544436
Precip in3.13.14.03.64.74.35.03.73.22.72.83.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley Raleigh CO AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356520331

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