Laurel Creek Wildlife Management Area
Laurel Creek Wildlife Management Area is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 447 m. Horsepen Mountain stands 763 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.9 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 27 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 447 m
How to reach it
- 27.0 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
68 named places within 25 miles
- Cabin Hill: 6.0 mi
- Sheep House Knob: 6.1 mi
- Pickering Knob: 6.2 mi
- Hoover Knob: 7.2 mi
- Antley Knob: 7.4 mi
- Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Kermit City Park: 11.6 mi
- Lefty Hamilton Park: 12.0 mi
- South Williamson Park: 12.0 mi
- Victoria Courts Park: 12.2 mi
- AirBoat Rides and Tours: 14.8 mi
- Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours: 14.8 mi
- Man WV War Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 18.9 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 10.6 mi
- Matewan Depot: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laurel Creek Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsepen Mountain | SE 140° | 763 m | 17.4 mi |
| Dicks Knob | S 184° | 758 m | 23.1 mi |
| Coon Knob | SE 137° | 741 m | 18.5 mi |
| Kelly Mountain | E 96° | 661 m | 21.9 mi |
| Glen Alum Mountain | SE 145° | 660 m | 19.8 mi |
| Cow Knob | S 186° | 637 m | 20.7 mi |
| Ben Creek Mountain | SE 135° | 633 m | 20.6 mi |
| Silk Knob | S 187° | 617 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Logan, 12 mi away.
- Bobcat2 obs
- Wapiti2 obs
- Wild Turkey1 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco1 obs
- Common Raccoon1 obs
- Monarch1 obs
- eastern hemlock1 obs
- colt's-foot1 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/356518075
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