- Elevation
- 625 m
- Tallest summit within 16.8 miles
- Mill Mountain1,006 m · 14.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway24.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:45local time
- Coordinates
- 39.1926, -78.6697
Short Mountain Wildlife Management Area is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded 625 m. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ford Hill, a peak 3.7 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 24 miles off.
- Elevation
- 625 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Short Mountain Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mountain | S 172° | 1,006 m | 14.9 mi |
| Sugar Knob | SSE 168° | 976 m | 15.3 mi |
| Little Sluice Mountain | SSE 167° | 951 m | 16.2 mi |
| Long Mountain | S 187° | 951 m | 16.8 mi |
| Paddy Mountain | SSE 156° | 910 m | 14.1 mi |
| Short Mountain | SSW 211° | 874 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 211° | 874 m | 7.7 mi |
| Pinnacle | ESE 105° | 864 m | 13.1 mi |
- 24.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Washington Heritage TrailNational
- 28.4 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ford Hill: 3.7 mi
- Wacousta Hill: 3.9 mi
- North River Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Stony Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Piney Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Warden Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Scenic Field: 5.9 mi
- Nathaniel Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Central Hampshire Park: 8.0 mi
- Camp Walker Park: 8.6 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 11.3 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 11.3 mi
- Literary Hall: 11.3 mi
- Davis History House: 11.4 mi
- Davis History House: 11.4 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 11.6 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 11.6 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Van Buren Furnace: 16.1 mi
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 19.2 mi
- Big Spring: 9.0 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 11.0 mi
- Arie Vankan Spring: 11.3 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 12.1 mi
- Roadside Spring: 12.3 mi
- Hanging Rock: 10.5 mi
- Dog Cliff: 12.8 mi
- Three High Heads: 13.4 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 14.9 mi
- Helmick Rock: 20.0 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Lost River State Park: 22.6 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 23.8 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 24.5 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 24.8 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 11.6 mi
- River Beach: 15.4 mi
- Beach 3: 19.9 mi
- Beach 1: 20.1 mi
- Beach 2: 20.5 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 12.3 mi
- Mountain Falls: 14.6 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 22.0 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 15.1 mi
- Old grape garden: 20.1 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 23.1 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 12.5 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 18.3 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wardensville R M Farm, 8 mi away.
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