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Bens Hill

Bens Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bens Hill rises to 716 m in West Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the east, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ben's Ridge, a peak 0.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31496798, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
716 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.97753, -78.71706

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 45
Museums: 15
Springs: 14
Historic sites: 10
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Cootie Bug: 18.4 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 18.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Bens Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainE 89°1,006 m4.6 mi
Devils BenchmarkSSW 193°995 m3.4 mi
Sugar KnobE 91°976 m5.7 mi
Long MountainSSE 168°951 m1.8 mi
Little Sluice MountainE 98°951 m6.2 mi
Snyder KnobSW 222°936 m4.5 mi
Paddy MountainENE 76°910 m8.5 mi
Cove MountainSW 223°898 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5020:0520:45
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3116:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239515967716963524234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553859 — Bens Hill, Hardy County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524660

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