Pond Knob
Pond Knob rises to 966 m in West Virginia. Huff Knob stands 1,088 m to the southeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pickshin, a ghost town 3.5 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31474498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 966 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 20.9 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 25.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 28.7 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 22 mi
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 24 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sophia Little League Ballfields: 5.9 mi
- Fitzpatrick Park: 7.1 mi
- Rhodell Park: 8.1 mi
- Helen Park: 8.2 mi
- Skimkins Street Playground: 8.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.8 mi
- Indian Grave Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Hecks Knob: 4.5 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Huff Knob: 4.9 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 8.7 mi
- World War II Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 16.1 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 18.7 mi
- Stone Arch: 20.0 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 9.6 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 9.6 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 9.7 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 15.1 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 15.2 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 8.5 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Grandview: 14.6 mi
- Needleseye Park: 23.1 mi
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 23.9 mi
- Ship Rock: 9.3 mi
- The Canopy: 19.2 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 20.6 mi
- Brooks Falls: 15.6 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 16.0 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 17.6 mi
- City Garden: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Pond Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huff Knob | SE 146° | 1,088 m | 4.9 mi |
| Ivy Knob | WNW 299° | 1,083 m | 20.3 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SE 145° | 1,078 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,069 m | 9.7 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | S 172° | 1,049 m | 3.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSE 155° | 1,045 m | 3.8 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,040 m | 12.4 mi |
| Rich Knob | SSW 199° | 1,023 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley VA Hospital, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555388 — Pond Knob, Raleigh County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525202
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