Back Fork Mountain
Back Fork Mountain rises to 1,138 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bee Knob, a peak 1.9 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 13 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31473129, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,138 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 16.6 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 17.7 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 18.8 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 18 mi
107 named places within 25 miles
- Bee Knob: 1.9 mi
- Mast Knob: 2.2 mi
- Turkeybone Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Pisgah Knob: 2.8 mi
- Round Knob: 4.1 mi
- Beckys Creek Wildlife Management Area: 12.6 mi
- Huttonsville Park: 14.0 mi
- Huttonsville Farm Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Tea Creek Wildlife Management Area: 14.8 mi
- George Ward Elementary School Park: 15.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.6 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Cass: 20.3 mi
- Powerhouse: 20.4 mi
- Boiler House: 20.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 7.5 mi
- Hanging Rock: 14.6 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 18.3 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 8.9 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 10.2 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 14.6 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 16.3 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 23.3 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 23.9 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 19.0 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 19.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 18.9 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 24.2 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Back Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | SE 137° | 1,481 m | 14.9 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | SE 130° | 1,457 m | 13.7 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | ESE 120° | 1,433 m | 13.8 mi |
| Snyder Knob | ESE 109° | 1,432 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mace Knob | SE 136° | 1,425 m | 14.0 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | S 174° | 1,397 m | 14.1 mi |
| Ward Knob | ESE 115° | 1,385 m | 13.5 mi |
| Tea Creek Mountain | S 176° | 1,385 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickens 2 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553773 — Back Fork Mountain, Randolph County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524627
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 27 mi
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