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Big Bull Hill

Big Bull Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Big Bull Hill rises to 1,169 m in West Virginia. Briery Knob stands 1,377 m to the east-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellis Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 7.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31498939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1169 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.10317, -80.46230

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
Cliffs: 17
  • Circus Wall: 22.5 mi
  • Orange Oswald Wall: 22.6 mi
  • Narcissus Cave: 22.7 mi
  • Satisfaction Wall: 22.7 mi
  • Long Wall: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Attractions: 5
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 9.2 mi
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 10.3 mi
  • Lost World Caverns: 18.7 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 23.3 mi
  • The Bunker: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Hillsboro: 14.1 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 18.6 mi
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 18.8 mi
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 9.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 11.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Big Bull Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Briery KnobENE 66°1,377 m7.0 mi
Rocky KnobENE 58°1,355 m7.0 mi
Blue KnobENE 63°1,340 m11.1 mi
Grassy KnobSW 216°1,332 m3.2 mi
Job KnobWSW 250°1,324 m4.7 mi
Spruce MountainENE 61°1,316 m10.0 mi
Cold KnobSSW 194°1,314 m2.9 mi
Mikes KnobNNE 32°1,297 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice06:0020:0920:49
September equinox07:1018:4619:21
December solstice07:3516:2517:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139505865696863534234
Precip in4.34.05.34.85.85.26.04.44.23.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523243

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