Pickens, West Virginia

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Pickens, West Virginia
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Pickens, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°39′18″N80°12′42″W / 38.65500°N 80.21167°W / 38.65500; -80.21167
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Randolph
Area
[1]
  Total2.031 sq mi (5.26 km2)
  Land2.031 sq mi (5.26 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
2,687 ft (819 m)
Population
 (2010) [3]
  Total66
  Density32/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26230
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1544793 [2]

Pickens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Pickens is 13 miles (21 km) west-southwest of Huttonsville. It is the home of the Cunningham-Roberts Museum. Pickens has a post office with ZIP code 26230. [4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 66. [3]

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History

In 1891, George M. Whitescarver (1831-1914), a railroad official and coal and timber magnate, along with several other investors, purchased a large tract of land in Randolph County from James Pickens, Jr. Here they built several planing mills and a sawmill that had a capacity of ten million feet per year. Pickens was founded and named the following year, by which time the railroad had been extended to that point. [5]

Climate

The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Pickens has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps. [6]

Climate data for Pickens 2 N, West Virginia, 1991–2020 normals, 1996-2020 precip/snowfall: 2880ft (878m)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)67
(19)
71
(22)
78
(26)
85
(29)
85
(29)
87
(31)
91
(33)
89
(32)
94
(34)
80
(27)
78
(26)
72
(22)
94
(34)
Mean maximum °F (°C)61.0
(16.1)
61.4
(16.3)
68.3
(20.2)
77.7
(25.4)
79.6
(26.4)
82.9
(28.3)
83.7
(28.7)
84.2
(29.0)
81.9
(27.7)
74.4
(23.6)
68.1
(20.1)
62.1
(16.7)
84.1
(28.9)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)36.4
(2.4)
38.7
(3.7)
47.5
(8.6)
58.2
(14.6)
67.1
(19.5)
74.0
(23.3)
76.9
(24.9)
76.5
(24.7)
72.2
(22.3)
61.2
(16.2)
49.2
(9.6)
41.1
(5.1)
58.3
(14.6)
Daily mean °F (°C)28.3
(−2.1)
30.4
(−0.9)
38.6
(3.7)
49.1
(9.5)
58.3
(14.6)
65.5
(18.6)
68.9
(20.5)
67.7
(19.8)
62.7
(17.1)
51.9
(11.1)
40.9
(4.9)
33.6
(0.9)
49.7
(9.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)20.1
(−6.6)
22.1
(−5.5)
29.6
(−1.3)
40.0
(4.4)
49.5
(9.7)
57.0
(13.9)
60.9
(16.1)
58.9
(14.9)
53.3
(11.8)
42.6
(5.9)
32.7
(0.4)
26.1
(−3.3)
41.1
(5.0)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−0.6
(−18.1)
1.8
(−16.8)
9.1
(−12.7)
21.4
(−5.9)
33.4
(0.8)
44.1
(6.7)
50.4
(10.2)
49.8
(9.9)
40.1
(4.5)
27.5
(−2.5)
14.9
(−9.5)
4.8
(−15.1)
−2.5
(−19.2)
Record low °F (°C)−11
(−24)
−13
(−25)
0
(−18)
14
(−10)
28
(−2)
34
(1)
42
(6)
44
(7)
33
(1)
22
(−6)
2
(−17)
−6
(−21)
−13
(−25)
Average precipitation inches (mm)5.50
(140)
4.42
(112)
5.49
(139)
5.93
(151)
7.17
(182)
5.91
(150)
6.64
(169)
4.91
(125)
4.97
(126)
3.99
(101)
4.57
(116)
5.17
(131)
64.67
(1,642)
Average snowfall inches (cm)33.0
(84)
23.8
(60)
16.3
(41)
6.1
(15)
trace0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
2.1
(5.3)
8.5
(22)
24.4
(62)
114.2
(289.3)
Source 1: NOAA [7]
Source 2: XMACIS (precip/snowfall, temp records & monthly max/mins) [8]

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