Cranberry Back Country
Cranberry Back Country is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 939 m. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kennison Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 2.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 939 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 25.8 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kennison Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mikes Knob: 2.4 mi
- Hanging Rock: 3.3 mi
- Bearwallow Knob: 3.7 mi
- Rockcamp Knob: 4.9 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 7.0 mi
- Bishop Knob Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 8.6 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 5.9 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 6.1 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 6.2 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 8.3 mi
- Mill Run: 13.4 mi
- Sunset: 23.8 mi
- McClung: 24.2 mi
- Walker Hill: 24.5 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 8.7 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Hillsboro: 12.3 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 17.2 mi
- Beartown State Park: 15.2 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 16.0 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 8.3 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 12.0 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Cranberry Back Country. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Spruce Knob | ENE 68° | 1,434 m | 13.1 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,428 m | 14.1 mi |
| Big Spruce Knob | E 87° | 1,419 m | 9.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | E 101° | 1,403 m | 7.7 mi |
| Tea Creek Mountain | ENE 61° | 1,385 m | 12.9 mi |
| Barlow Top | ESE 103° | 1,384 m | 8.6 mi |
| Briery Knob | SSE 167° | 1,377 m | 7.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | S 169° | 1,355 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:24 | 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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 9 mi away.
- Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander5 obs
- Sanderson's Bumble Bee4 obs
- Northern Slimy Salamander2 obs
- Eastern Newt2 obs
- Common Garter Snake2 obs
- Tuberous Grasspink2 obs
- Turk's-cap lily2 obs
- Arabesque Orbweaver2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524609
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