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Burning Rock

Burning Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Burning Rock rises to 912 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Huff Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 12 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31519654, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
912 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.69400, -81.69789

79 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
Historic sites: 8
  • John Cooke Marker: 4.0 mi
  • Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 10.1 mi
  • Man WV War Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Space Shuttle Memorial: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Big Branch Day Use Area: 7.9 mi
  • Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy KnobENE 60°1,083 m13.0 mi
Pilot KnobNE 56°1,037 m12.1 mi
Pond KnobNE 47°1,011 m20.0 mi
Coal River MountainNE 50°1,009 m20.5 mi
Kopperston MountainNE 54°993 m10.1 mi
Boyd Branch KnobNE 49°956 m22.7 mi
Irish Lick KnobENE 58°934 m21.6 mi
Wriston KnobNE 42°889 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:39
June solstice06:0620:1320:53
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3916:3117:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643546370747367564436
Precip in4.23.94.44.75.14.85.84.53.33.13.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceana 2 SE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554033 — Burning Rock, Wyoming County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524736

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