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Butler Mountain

Butler Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Butler Mountain rises to 840 m in West Virginia. Rocky Knob stands 1,355 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Boggs Knob, a peak 3.2 miles away. Midland Trail passes 8.2 miles off.

The story

Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31520940, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
840 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.97734, -80.42258

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
Ghost towns: 8
Waterfalls: 6
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 4
  • Locust Creek Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Thomas Spring: 23.5 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Hillsboro: 16.2 mi
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 18.6 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Butler Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky KnobNNE1,355 m13.0 mi
Grassy KnobNNW1,332 m7.3 mi
Job KnobNW1,324 m9.6 mi
Spruce MountainNNE1,316 m15.0 mi
Cold KnobNNW1,314 m6.5 mi
Sugartree Bench MountainNNE1,289 m11.1 mi
Cross MountainW1,271 m9.2 mi
Fork MountainN1,271 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice06:0020:0920:48
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:3516:2517:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293240516067717063524133
Precip in3.12.93.73.84.54.13.83.43.52.62.53.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewisburg 3 N, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524738

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