Armstrong Mountain
Armstrong Mountain rises to 702 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Boomer Ball Field, a park 3.9 miles away. Midland Trail passes 3.1 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31468959, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 702 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 8.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 10 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 10 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Concho Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boomer Ball Field: 3.9 mi
- Tennis Courts: 4.5 mi
- Murtau Park: 5.3 mi
- Ferry Park: 5.8 mi
- Neal Field: 7.1 mi
- Johnson Knob: 5.7 mi
- Payne Knob: 6.0 mi
- Big Rock: 6.6 mi
- Kingston Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Ford Knob: 6.6 mi
- Sandstonia: 11.3 mi
- Headless Wall: 11.3 mi
- Head Wall: 11.4 mi
- Little Head Wall: 11.4 mi
- Kingfish: 11.4 mi
- Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site: 7.6 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 16.0 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 16.1 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 6.2 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 9.0 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 12.5 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 13.4 mi
- The Canopy: 16.1 mi
- Kay Moor: 13.5 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 14.6 mi
- Nuttallburg: 14.7 mi
- Thurmond: 15.4 mi
- Stonewall: 21.1 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 22.3 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 22.4 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 22.4 mi
- Frankenberger Art Gallery: 23.5 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 23.6 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 7.8 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 16.9 mi
- Grotto: 24.7 mi
- Needleseye Park: 13.0 mi
- Grandview: 22.2 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 23.4 mi
- Governor's Garden: 23.6 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 24.0 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Armstrong Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | SSW 205° | 1,083 m | 23.8 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SE 124° | 1,049 m | 23.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 209° | 1,037 m | 24.1 mi |
| Pond Knob | SSW 205° | 1,011 m | 15.9 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,009 m | 15.8 mi |
| Lick Knob | S 181° | 989 m | 10.4 mi |
| High Knob | S 179° | 976 m | 12.2 mi |
| Boyd Branch Knob | SSW 198° | 956 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — London Locks, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1535014 — Armstrong Mountain, Fayette County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356515088
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