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Barlow Top

Barlow Top, seen from above at true elevation

Barlow Top rises to 1,384 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the north-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway runs past it.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31429996, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,384 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.22873, -80.22368

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
Historic sites: 5
  • Hillsboro: 6.3 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 9.9 mi
  • Cass: 20.2 mi
  • Boiler House: 20.7 mi
  • Powerhouse: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
  • Locust Creek Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 21.3 mi
  • Grose Spring: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 16.4 mi
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 16.8 mi
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 19.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Barlow Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Spruce KnobNNE1,434 m7.7 mi
Red Lick MountainNE1,428 m7.9 mi
Big Spruce KnobNNE1,419 m2.6 mi
Black MountainWNW1,403 m0.9 mi
Gauley MountainNNE1,397 m11.9 mi
Gay KnobNE1,386 m10.3 mi
Tea Creek MountainNNE1,385 m8.6 mi
Sharp KnobNNE1,379 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice05:5920:0920:48
September equinox07:0918:4519:20
December solstice07:3516:2317:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139495967716963514032
Precip in3.73.14.44.14.84.14.23.73.53.03.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckeye, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524642

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