Bluff Mountain
Bluff Mountain rises to 1,069 m in West Virginia. Buckhorn Knob stands 1,239 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Creek State Forest, a nature reserve 3.5 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31506907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,069 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 15.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 22.4 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 28.7 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich Knob: 3.9 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.0 mi
- Indian Grave Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Panther Knob: 6.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 7.1 mi
- Clay Memorial Park and Cemetery: 8.2 mi
- Rhodell Park: 8.6 mi
- Gardner Center Park: 9.7 mi
- Helen Park: 10.4 mi
- Bright Bridge Park: 10.7 mi
- Mercer County War Museum: 11.5 mi
- Princeton Railroad Museum: 11.8 mi
- Mercer County Agricultural Museum: 11.9 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 18.9 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 18.9 mi
- Pickshin: 9.1 mi
- Lilly: 13.6 mi
- McVey: 13.9 mi
- Warford: 16.6 mi
- Mercers Saltworks: 18.1 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 6.4 mi
- Stone Arch: 11.5 mi
- Kimball World War I Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 18.3 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 3.5 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 14.2 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Grandview: 24.2 mi
- City Garden: 11.6 mi
- Bluefield Love Sign: 18.2 mi
- Ship Rock: 19.0 mi
- Brooks Falls: 22.3 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Bluff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn Knob | SE 140° | 1,239 m | 19.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | S 178° | 1,202 m | 24.7 mi |
| Jesses Knob | SE 139° | 1,164 m | 19.1 mi |
| Huff Knob | NE 43° | 1,088 m | 7.4 mi |
| Ivy Knob | NW 321° | 1,083 m | 24.6 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NE 43° | 1,078 m | 7.4 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,049 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 33° | 1,045 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:30 | 17:11 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullens 3 E, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524698
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