Pollock Knob
Pollock Knob rises to 1,187 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the east, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Brier Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Midland Trail passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31474215, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1187 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 13.6 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Concho Overlook · 25 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 26 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brier Knob: 1.4 mi
- Sumac Knob: 1.9 mi
- Grassy Knob: 2.0 mi
- Rich Knob: 2.6 mi
- Allen Knob: 2.8 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Rupert City Park: 6.1 mi
- Mundy Park: 6.5 mi
- Meadow River Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Cambodia: 15.7 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 15.8 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 15.8 mi
- Fourth Buttress: 16.0 mi
- Third Buttress: 16.2 mi
- McClung: 4.6 mi
- Walker Hill: 4.7 mi
- Bryant: 5.7 mi
- Fairview: 6.7 mi
- Tina: 19.0 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 14.6 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 18.9 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 18.9 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 18.9 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 22.7 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 23.6 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 24.1 mi
- Hillsboro: 24.5 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 13.6 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 17.7 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 18.3 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 23.6 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 17.7 mi
- Beartown State Park: 20.0 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 20.3 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 24.7 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 13.8 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 16.0 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Pollock Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | E 81° | 1,332 m | 8.0 mi |
| Job Knob | ENE 68° | 1,324 m | 5.9 mi |
| Cold Knob | E 84° | 1,314 m | 9.2 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,271 m | 5.9 mi |
| Beech Knob | NNE 25° | 1,261 m | 4.9 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | NNE 28° | 1,255 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bee Knob | ENE 75° | 1,231 m | 12.1 mi |
| Blue Knob | ENE 60° | 1,227 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1552531 — Pollock Knob, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524315
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