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Pointy Knob Trail

Trail8.5 km · 5.3 miBest Apr–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–22 °C (54–72 °F)

  1. J0°-9°114
  2. F2°-8°106
  3. M6°-4°134
  4. A12°1°140
  5. M16°6°171
  6. J20°11°163
  7. J22°13°181
  8. A21°13°135
  9. S18°9°119
  10. O13°4°104
  11. N7°-1°110
  12. D2°-6°119

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
8.5 km · 5.3 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
11 km S of Davis (Tucker County, West Virginia) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Monongahela National Forest
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
West Virginia
Continent
North America
Route centre
39.0334, -79.4909
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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