Buffalo Mountain
Buffalo Mountain rises to 578 m in West Virginia. Horsepen Mountain stands 763 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramella Park, a park 4.0 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 22 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31516290, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 578 m
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 24.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Grassy Overlook · 29 mi
- State Line Overlook · 29 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 29 mi
- Towers Overlook · 29 mi
81 named places within 25 miles
- Pickering Knob: 7.8 mi
- Blackberry Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Rockhouse Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Sheep House Knob: 10.6 mi
- Silk Knob: 10.8 mi
- Ramella Park: 4.0 mi
- South Williamson Park: 4.3 mi
- Victoria Courts Park: 4.6 mi
- Lefty Hamilton Park: 4.7 mi
- West End Recreational Park: 4.9 mi
- Matewan Depot: 6.2 mi
- Pike County Hall of Justice: 22.8 mi
- AirBoat Rides and Tours: 6.2 mi
- Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours: 6.2 mi
- Man WV War Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 16.9 mi
- Jonkan: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsepen Mountain | ESE 110° | 763 m | 12.9 mi |
| Dicks Knob | S 183° | 758 m | 14.1 mi |
| Hylton Knob | S 172° | 748 m | 19.8 mi |
| Coon Knob | ESE 109° | 741 m | 14.3 mi |
| High Knob | SSE 162° | 695 m | 18.2 mi |
| Sulphur Knob | SSE 162° | 666 m | 16.7 mi |
| Kelly Mountain | ENE 74° | 661 m | 23.7 mi |
| Glen Alum Mountain | ESE 120° | 660 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:15 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamson, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554025 — Buffalo Mountain, Mingo County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524734
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