Big Bend Mountain
Big Bend Mountain rises to 791 m in West Virginia. Keeney Knob stands 1,195 m to the north-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is John Henry Historical Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31498875, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 791 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 18.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 23.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stonelick Knob: 3.9 mi
- Wind Creek Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Elk Knob: 4.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.7 mi
- Ballengee Knob: 6.2 mi
- John Henry Historical Park: 1.3 mi
- Hilldale-Talcott Ruritan Club John Henry Park: 1.3 mi
- Pence Springs Hotel Historic District: 3.7 mi
- Bellepoint Park: 5.6 mi
- Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 5.8 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 5.8 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 5.9 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 17.9 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 21.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 21.5 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 24.3 mi
- Grandview: 19.5 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 22.0 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 24.2 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Coffman Hill: 22.1 mi
- Barneys Wall: 23.0 mi
- Barney's Wall: 23.0 mi
- Organ Cave: 19.4 mi
- Ship Rock: 21.2 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 21.8 mi
- Brooks Falls: 7.1 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 9.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Big Bend Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeney Knob | NNE 29° | 1,195 m | 8.8 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,169 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | NNE 17° | 1,116 m | 6.6 mi |
| Boggs Knob | N 1° | 1,102 m | 17.8 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | NNE 12° | 1,095 m | 6.2 mi |
| Elk Knob | N 1° | 1,078 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 9° | 1,047 m | 5.7 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,040 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bluestone Lake, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356515488
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