Cannon Hill
Cannon Hill rises to 621 m in West Virginia. Bearden Knob stands 1,175 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cannon Hill Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Cheat River Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31532323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 621 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 1.9 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 7.0 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 13.9 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 22 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cannon Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- Rowlesburg Park: 0.4 mi
- Corner Park: 0.5 mi
- Briery Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Cool Springs: 3.3 mi
- Brushy Knobs: 6.7 mi
- Shaffer Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Limestone Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Mount Phoebe: 10.4 mi
- Charcoal Hill: 11.0 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 14.1 mi
- Beth's Garden: 14.5 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 14.5 mi
- Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District: 15.2 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 17.4 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 16.6 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 16.7 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 16.7 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 16.9 mi
- Matador Falls: 17.1 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 13.8 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 18.9 mi
- Tom's Run Nature Preserve: 22.2 mi
- Valley Falls State Park: 22.3 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 14.6 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 18.9 mi
- Climbing: 20.7 mi
- Climbing: 20.8 mi
- Climbing and Rappelling: 21.1 mi
- Generation Museum: 0.4 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 14.4 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 14.5 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 14.5 mi
- Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society: 23.3 mi
- Kempton: 14.2 mi
- Kendall: 23.5 mi
- Blooming Rose: 24.2 mi
- Mill Run: 24.4 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 23.4 mi
- Don Knotts: 24.4 mi
- Harlan Irons Spring: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Cannon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearden Knob | SE 143° | 1,175 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mozark Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,169 m | 22.3 mi |
| Brown Mountain | SE 130° | 1,137 m | 20.7 mi |
| McGowan Mountain | S 175° | 1,089 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Red | SSE 168° | 1,050 m | 21.3 mi |
| Hoye-Crest | SE 129° | 1,027 m | 12.7 mi |
| Roth Rock | ESE 118° | 983 m | 13.0 mi |
| Roger Camp Hill | SE 138° | 979 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rowlesburg 1, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554061 — Cannon Hill, Preston County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524749
Day trips start here
- Kingwood · 8 mi
- Grafton · 19 mi
- McHenry · 22 mi
- Morgantown · 24 mi
- Fairmont · 27 mi
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