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Champe Rocks

Champe Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Champe Rocks rises to 701 m in West Virginia. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the west-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, a park 1.0 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 29 miles off.

The story

rock formation in West Virginia, US

Wikidata Q5069940, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
701 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.89099, -79.31187

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 33
Cliffs: 8
  • Eagle Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 4.8 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 5.0 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 5.0 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Springs: 7
  • Bubbling Springs: 12.0 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Hall Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Sand Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Champe Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Porte CrayonWNW 289°1,452 m8.2 mi
Green KnobW 274°1,424 m7.2 mi
Haystack KnobW 278°1,376 m6.9 mi
Weiss KnobNW 318°1,359 m9.5 mi
Job KnobW 262°1,353 m11.4 mi
Brierpatch MountainW 270°1,348 m11.2 mi
Bald KnobNW 322°1,332 m10.2 mi
Cabin MountainNW 324°1,331 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0720:47
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3316:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644546372767467554537
Precip in2.62.63.53.54.54.14.53.63.42.72.52.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4959056070

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