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Ale Mountain

Ale Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ale Mountain rises to 924 m in West Virginia. Panther Knob stands 1,371 m to the west-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Eye Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31463651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
924 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.49318, -79.35810

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
  • Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
  • Thorn Spring Park: 7.8 mi
  • Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Franklin Town Park: 10.5 mi
Springs: 16
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 8.0 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 12.4 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 13.3 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 13.7 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 14.9 mi
Museums: 6
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Ale Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Panther KnobWNW 303°1,371 m8.9 mi
Snowy MountainWNW 294°1,370 m10.4 mi
Reddish KnobESE 109°1,338 m6.6 mi
Flagpole KnobE 83°1,336 m9.5 mi
Barren RockWSW 236°1,335 m9.5 mi
Slate Springs MountainE 83°1,332 m9.3 mi
Freezland FlatS 172°1,325 m9.9 mi
Bother KnobE 83°1,323 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5420:0620:46
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3216:1917:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524623

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