Backus Mountain
Backus Mountain rises to 861 m in West Virginia. Keeney Knob stands 1,195 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Plumley Knob, a peak 2.3 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31473283, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 861 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 11.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 21.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 10 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 21 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Plumley Knob: 2.3 mi
- Goddard Knob: 2.3 mi
- Highland Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Greenwood Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Smith Mountain: 3.0 mi
- McKendreee Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 6.0 mi
- New River Gorge National River: 6.3 mi
- New River Gorge National Park: Sandstone Falls: 7.0 mi
- Perry Park: 9.7 mi
- WP Point: 9.7 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 15.1 mi
- Endless Wall: 15.2 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 15.3 mi
- Fern Point Area: 15.3 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 8.0 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 9.0 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 9.5 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 9.7 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 11.3 mi
- The Canopy: 9.3 mi
- Ship Rock: 10.5 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 12.1 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 16.5 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 21.3 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 12.6 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 12.7 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 12.7 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 13.3 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 13.3 mi
- Grandview: 5.1 mi
- Needleseye Park: 12.3 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 24.3 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 7.1 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 7.1 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 24.1 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Brooks Falls: 9.8 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Backus Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeney Knob | ESE 110° | 1,195 m | 15.2 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,169 m | 14.5 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | ESE 119° | 1,116 m | 13.6 mi |
| Boggs Knob | ENE 64° | 1,102 m | 11.4 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | ESE 121° | 1,095 m | 13.1 mi |
| Elk Knob | SE 130° | 1,078 m | 13.2 mi |
| Myles Knob | NE 45° | 1,054 m | 12.4 mi |
| Little Sewell Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,051 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley Raleigh CO AP, 10 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of New River Gorge National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356515149
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