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Big Mountain

Big Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Mountain rises to 710 m in West Virginia. Mast Knob stands 1,221 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ware Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31499911, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
710 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.60233, -80.51092

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Tecumseh Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Burnsville Waterfall: 17.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bulltown Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
Museums: 1
  • Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mast KnobE 87°1,221 m19.0 mi
Back Fork MountainE 91°1,138 m17.3 mi
Turkeybone MountainE 83°1,132 m17.5 mi
Cold KnobSE 131°1,129 m16.4 mi
Red Oak KnobSSE 168°1,129 m17.6 mi
Redoak KnobESE 121°1,102 m16.3 mi
Bee KnobE 86°1,082 m15.9 mi
Potato KnobESE 115°1,077 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5920:1120:51
September equinox07:1018:4619:21
December solstice07:3716:2317:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303441516067707064534235
Precip in4.33.95.35.15.96.26.65.84.43.74.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Webster Springs 8 N, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524688

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