Caesar Mountain
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
- 2.1 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 22.8 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Viney Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Blue Knob: 2.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Spruce Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 2.5 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 3.9 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 9.8 mi
- Stillwell Park: 9.9 mi
- Community Wellness Center: 10.3 mi
- Mill Run: 3.6 mi
- Sunset: 17.6 mi
- Alum Springs: 20.7 mi
- Brink: 21.4 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 4.4 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 4.5 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 4.6 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 15.9 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 2.4 mi
- Blowing Springs: 21.0 mi
- Grose Spring: 23.2 mi
- Beartown State Park: 6.7 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 6.7 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 23.6 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 15.7 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 24.0 mi
- Hillsboro: 3.0 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 8.1 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 3.1 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 15.4 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 23.0 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 23.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Spruce Knob | NNE 25° | 1,434 m | 13.7 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,428 m | 13.7 mi |
| Big Spruce Knob | NNE 21° | 1,419 m | 8.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 11° | 1,403 m | 6.2 mi |
| Barlow Top | NNE 20° | 1,384 m | 6.0 mi |
| Briery Knob | W 268° | 1,377 m | 4.5 mi |
| Rocky Knob | W 278° | 1,355 m | 5.1 mi |
| Sugar Creek Mountain | N 3° | 1,355 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckeye, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554049 — Caesar Mountain, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524746
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