Pyle Mountain
Pyle Mountain rises to 970 m in West Virginia. Big Spruce Knob stands 1,419 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is T. M. Cheeks, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31481146, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 970 m
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Hill: 4.5 mi
- White Rocks: 4.8 mi
- Briery Knob: 6.3 mi
- Slabcamp Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Middle Knob: 6.7 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 7.5 mi
- Stillwell Park: 8.5 mi
- Community Wellness Center: 9.0 mi
- Lake Sherwood Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 10.4 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 12.1 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 12.2 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 12.4 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 18.6 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 21.6 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 6.5 mi
- Blowing Springs: 13.6 mi
- Grose Spring: 15.6 mi
- Sand Springs: 20.6 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 21.0 mi
- Mill Run: 4.7 mi
- Sunset: 12.8 mi
- Alum Springs: 20.5 mi
- Brink: 20.6 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 11.8 mi
- The Bunker: 23.2 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 23.4 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 24.7 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 1.5 mi
- Beartown State Park: 8.1 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 18.0 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 5.0 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 19.2 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 22.3 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 19.5 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 20.9 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Pyle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spruce Knob | NNW 342° | 1,419 m | 12.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,403 m | 11.3 mi |
| Barlow Top | NNW 333° | 1,384 m | 10.5 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WNW 291° | 1,355 m | 12.6 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 335° | 1,347 m | 8.6 mi |
| Blue Knob | NW 306° | 1,340 m | 9.7 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,316 m | 10.6 mi |
| Day Mountain | N 351° | 1,311 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
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 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckeye, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555425 — Pyle Mountain, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525219
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