Ballard Mountain
Ballard Mountain rises to 835 m in West Virginia. Black Mountain stands 1,403 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Parker Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 8.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 835 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 15.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Parker Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Falling Spring Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Short Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Kennison Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 5.7 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 10.8 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 13.3 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 14.7 mi
- Mill Run: 7.9 mi
- Alum Springs: 14.0 mi
- Brink: 15.1 mi
- McClung: 20.2 mi
- Walker Hill: 20.2 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 14.6 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 16.7 mi
- The Bunker: 19.4 mi
- Organ Cave: 24.3 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 7.6 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 7.7 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 7.9 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 15.3 mi
- Beartown State Park: 4.6 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 12.0 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 21.8 mi
- Hillsboro: 9.6 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 13.3 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 9.9 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 18.5 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 6.6 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 14.5 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Coffman Hill: 20.1 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Ballard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,403 m | 13.5 mi |
| Barlow Top | NNE 32° | 1,384 m | 13.5 mi |
| Briery Knob | N 7° | 1,377 m | 5.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | N 2° | 1,355 m | 6.4 mi |
| High Rock | NE 41° | 1,347 m | 12.9 mi |
| Grassy Knob | W 271° | 1,332 m | 7.6 mi |
| Job Knob | W 276° | 1,324 m | 10.1 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,316 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550162 — Ballard Mountain, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356523162
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