Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 1,403 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Barlow Top, a peak 0.9 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway runs past it.
The story
Black Mountain is a summit in West Virginia, United States. It is one of the Yew Mountains in Pocahontas County. With an elevation of 4,603 feet (1,403 m), Black Mountain is the 14th highest summit in the state of West Virginia. Black Mountain was named for the dark, forested tracts near it.
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Wikidata Q31430081, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1403 m
How to reach it
- On the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Barlow Top: 0.9 mi
- Big Spruce Knob: 2.6 mi
- High Rock: 2.8 mi
- Little Spruce Knob: 3.4 mi
- Locust Knob: 3.5 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 2.7 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 7.7 mi
- Stillwell Park: 7.7 mi
- Community Wellness Center: 7.9 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 8.7 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 6.7 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 6.7 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 6.8 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 15.8 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 23.7 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 8.5 mi
- Blowing Springs: 22.2 mi
- Grose Spring: 24.8 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 9.8 mi
- Beartown State Park: 12.9 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 16.0 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 6.7 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 15.6 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Spruce Knob | NE 36° | 1,434 m | 7.8 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | NE 46° | 1,428 m | 8.1 mi |
| Big Spruce Knob | NE 43° | 1,419 m | 2.6 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,397 m | 11.7 mi |
| Gay Knob | ENE 58° | 1,386 m | 10.7 mi |
| Tea Creek Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,385 m | 8.5 mi |
| Barlow Top | ESE 119° | 1,384 m | 0.9 mi |
| Briery Knob | SW 223° | 1,377 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckeye, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553912 — Black Mountain, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524692
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