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Bennett Mountain

Bennett Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bennett Mountain rises to 892 m in West Virginia. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Leef Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Midland Trail passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31496735, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
892 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.82595, -80.69119

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 34
Ghost towns: 18
Historic sites: 6
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 10.8 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 15.2 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 21.5 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 21.6 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 6
Museums: 5
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Veteran's Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Hinton Railroad Museum: 15.1 mi
  • Second Creek Mill: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 2
  • Sandstone Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Brooks Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cove Creek Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Bennett Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainNNE 28°1,271 m11.5 mi
Huggins KnobNE 37°1,204 m12.1 mi
Buffalo MountainNE 36°1,204 m12.5 mi
Keeney KnobSSW 192°1,195 m3.7 mi
Joe KnobNNE 25°1,192 m14.8 mi
Point MountainNNE 31°1,189 m15.1 mi
Red Spring MountainSSW 203°1,169 m3.5 mi
Rich KnobN 4°1,160 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0220:1020:49
September equinox07:1118:4719:21
December solstice07:3516:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542536269737266544335
Precip in3.02.93.83.64.43.74.23.13.42.62.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1535635 — Bennett Mountain, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356515372

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