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Blair Mountain

Blair Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blair Mountain rises to 596 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Point, a peak 4.3 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 26 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31505478, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
596 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.86288, -81.85623

64 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
Parks: 16
  • Buffalo Creek Memoral Park: 7.8 mi
  • Man Youth Sports Complex: 8.1 mi
  • Madison City Park: 13.7 mi
  • Larry Joe Harless Community Center: 17.4 mi
  • Gilliland Park: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 8.1 mi
  • Man WV War Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • John Cooke Marker: 17.3 mi
  • Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 17.5 mi
  • Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 19.3 mi
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Big Branch Day Use Area: 18.9 mi
  • Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • AirBoat Rides and Tours: 23.7 mi
  • Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blair Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy KnobESE 105°1,083 m20.6 mi
Pilot KnobESE 105°1,037 m19.2 mi
Pond KnobE 85°1,011 m23.4 mi
Coal River MountainE 86°1,009 m24.3 mi
Kopperston MountainESE 109°993 m17.8 mi
Burning RockSE 143°912 m14.5 mi
Wriston KnobE 81°889 m22.2 mi
Panther KnobSE 127°866 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:40
June solstice06:0620:1420:54
September equinox07:1618:5119:26
December solstice07:4016:3117:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947586674787770594739
Precip in3.53.44.34.45.34.95.93.93.33.22.94.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Logan, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356515559

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