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Cedar Creek State Park

Cedar Creek State Park from directly overhead

Cedar Creek State Park is a nature reserve in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 266 m. Moss Knob stands 555 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Pine Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 3.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
266 m

What to expect

Operated by
WV Division of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates38.88333, -80.86076

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
Historic sites: 13
Beaches: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Burnsville Waterfall: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bulltown Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Cedar Creek State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moss KnobE 99°555 m24.1 mi
Coon KnobSSE 167°542 m19.0 mi
Sugar KnobESE 106°542 m21.7 mi
Handkerchief KnobE 92°533 m24.1 mi
Fisher KnobSE 137°531 m15.5 mi
Bald KnobE 79°526 m21.9 mi
Fox KnobS 172°525 m23.4 mi
High KnobSE 128°524 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0019:36
June solstice05:5920:1320:53
September equinox07:1218:4719:22
December solstice07:3916:2317:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543536271747367564436
Precip in3.53.34.33.95.04.74.94.03.63.13.13.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenville, 4 mi away.

  • Canada Goose20 obs
  • White-tailed Deer16 obs
  • Mallard14 obs
  • American Crow10 obs
  • Christmas fern8 obs
  • Common Snapping Turtle6 obs
  • common pawpaw6 obs
  • American Toad6 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/418859462

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