Big Mountain
Big Mountain rises to 1,146 m in West Virginia. Rocky Knob stands 1,355 m to the east, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Manning Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31499849, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,146 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 26.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Manning Knob: 1.4 mi
- Mann Knob: 1.8 mi
- Kerless Knob: 2.6 mi
- Sugarcamp Knob: 2.7 mi
- Blue Knob: 2.9 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 5.2 mi
- Richwood Roadside Park: 9.5 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 10.7 mi
- Circus Wall: 18.3 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 18.4 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 18.5 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 18.6 mi
- Long Wall: 18.6 mi
- McClung: 13.6 mi
- Walker Hill: 13.9 mi
- Bryant: 14.9 mi
- Fairview: 16.3 mi
- Mill Run: 16.6 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 5.2 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 19.1 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 22.3 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 6.2 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 10.2 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 10.2 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 10.2 mi
- Beartown State Park: 15.0 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 19.2 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 20.6 mi
- Hillsboro: 17.0 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 18.2 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 22.0 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 17.2 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 24.4 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 5.2 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 14.8 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | E 87° | 1,355 m | 9.1 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SSE 168° | 1,332 m | 6.0 mi |
| Job Knob | SSW 194° | 1,324 m | 5.0 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | E 82° | 1,316 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cold Knob | SSE 158° | 1,314 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mikes Knob | ENE 59° | 1,297 m | 9.7 mi |
| Sugartree Bench Mountain | E 98° | 1,289 m | 7.8 mi |
| Beech Knob | WSW 240° | 1,261 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524687
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