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Caesar Mountain

Caesar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Caesar Mountain rises to 1,013 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Viney Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 2.1 miles off.

The story

Caesar Mountain is a summit in West Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 3,323 feet (1,013 m), Caesar Mountain is the 232nd highest summit in the state of West Virginia. According to tradition, the summit was named after Caesar, the slave of an early settler.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q23950348, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1013 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.14706, -80.26091

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Locust Creek Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 21.0 mi
  • Grose Spring: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 10.4 mi
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 15.7 mi
  • Lost World Caverns: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Caesar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Spruce KnobNNE 25°1,434 m13.7 mi
Red Lick MountainNNE 31°1,428 m13.7 mi
Big Spruce KnobNNE 21°1,419 m8.5 mi
Black MountainNNE 11°1,403 m6.2 mi
Barlow TopNNE 20°1,384 m6.0 mi
Briery KnobW 268°1,377 m4.5 mi
Rocky KnobW 278°1,355 m5.1 mi
Sugar Creek MountainN 3°1,355 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5819:33
June solstice05:5920:0920:48
September equinox07:0918:4519:20
December solstice07:3516:2417:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139495967716963514032
Precip in3.73.14.44.14.84.14.23.73.53.03.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckeye, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554049 — Caesar Mountain, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524746

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