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Pond Knob

Pond Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pond Knob rises to 1,011 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the south-southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Coal River Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31474518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1011 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.88955, -81.42872

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Walhonde Roadside Park: 6.6 mi
  • Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area: 12.3 mi
  • Eskdale Community Park: 13.4 mi
  • Graney Memorial Park: 14.1 mi
  • Maxwell Hill Community Center and Park: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Dowdy Bluff: 20.3 mi
  • Bridge Buttress: 22.8 mi
  • Head Wall: 23.0 mi
  • Fern Point Area: 23.0 mi
  • Party Buttress Area: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 10
Ghost towns: 9
Attractions: 6
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cathedral Falls: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Pond Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy KnobSSW 206°1,083 m7.8 mi
Pilot KnobSW 215°1,037 m8.2 mi
Coal River MountainESE 108°1,009 m1.0 mi
Kopperston MountainSW 220°993 m10.0 mi
Lick KnobENE 59°989 m7.7 mi
High KnobENE 72°976 m7.4 mi
Pond KnobSE 139°966 m22.1 mi
Boyd Branch KnobENE 62°956 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0420:1320:52
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3916:2917:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505865696762514133
Precip in3.12.93.83.84.64.15.43.73.32.62.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley VA Hospital, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1545130 — Pond Knob, Raleigh County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356520373

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