Big Mountain
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
- 19.5 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 24.0 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 28.2 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ware Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Elk Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Cool Spring Knob: 5.7 mi
- Hodam Mountain: 6.4 mi
- High Knob: 7.9 mi
- Holly Gray Park: 9.6 mi
- Bee Run Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- Sutton Downtown Historic District: 11.5 mi
- Falls Mill Access Area: 11.7 mi
- Bolair Ball Field: 12.0 mi
- Hanging Rock: 7.3 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 10.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 23.9 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 10.0 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 10.1 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 17.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.9 mi
- Gilmer County: 21.7 mi
- Dollar General Trailer: 24.2 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 9.9 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 13.3 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 20.6 mi
- Stonewall Resort State Park: 23.9 mi
- Bulltown: 13.2 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 16.2 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 18.2 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mast Knob | E 87° | 1,221 m | 19.0 mi |
| Back Fork Mountain | E 91° | 1,138 m | 17.3 mi |
| Turkeybone Mountain | E 83° | 1,132 m | 17.5 mi |
| Cold Knob | SE 131° | 1,129 m | 16.4 mi |
| Red Oak Knob | SSE 168° | 1,129 m | 17.6 mi |
| Redoak Knob | ESE 121° | 1,102 m | 16.3 mi |
| Round Knob | E 80° | 1,073 m | 19.6 mi |
| Pisgah Knob | E 87° | 1,018 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524688
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