Beech Mountain
Beech Mountain rises to 1,083 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31495110, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1083 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 14.0 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 16.2 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 17.3 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 16 mi
- Little Laurel Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Knob: 1.8 mi
- Blue Rock Knob: 2.5 mi
- Buck Knob: 2.6 mi
- Whitman Knob: 3.2 mi
- Turkeybone Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Huttonsville Park: 9.0 mi
- Huttonsville Farm Wildlife Management Area: 9.5 mi
- George Ward Elementary School Park: 9.8 mi
- Mill Creek City Park: 10.1 mi
- Beckys Creek Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Wilson Monument: 21.3 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 21.7 mi
- Powerhouse: 22.4 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 11.0 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 11.5 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 15.6 mi
- High Falls: 20.5 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 14.4 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 18.3 mi
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 23.2 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 24.0 mi
- Raven Rocks: 3.6 mi
- Hanging Rock: 16.2 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 18.8 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 15.9 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 16.2 mi
- Buckhannon Mural: 22.8 mi
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 23.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.1 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 24.6 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Beech Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,481 m | 17.5 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | SSE 152° | 1,457 m | 15.9 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | SE 143° | 1,433 m | 15.0 mi |
| Snyder Knob | SE 135° | 1,432 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mace Knob | SSE 156° | 1,425 m | 16.7 mi |
| Ward Knob | SE 139° | 1,385 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sharp Knob | S 185° | 1,379 m | 17.0 mi |
| Crouch Knob | SE 126° | 1,374 m | 11.8 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 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1535544 — Beech Mountain, Randolph County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356515325
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 23 mi
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