Coal Mountain
Coal Mountain rises to 325 m in West Virginia. Workman Knob stands 599 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Coal River Nature Reserve, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. Midland Trail passes 16 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31547580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 325 m
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 20.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Robert C. Byrd Boat Launch: 3.1 mi
- C Street Park: 3.6 mi
- Living Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- St Albans Memorial Walkway: 3.7 mi
- St. Albans Roadside Park: 4.2 mi
- Rocky Knob: 3.9 mi
- Hickory Knob: 4.9 mi
- Signal Knob: 9.0 mi
- Tyler Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Buck Knob: 13.0 mi
- Milton Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Shoney's Big Boy Museum: 13.0 mi
- State Capitol: 15.0 mi
- World War 2: 15.0 mi
- The Roll of Honor: 15.0 mi
- Burial Atendants: 11.4 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Police Officer's Memorial: 16.2 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Firefighter's Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Women's Soldier: 16.3 mi
- Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson: 16.4 mi
- Nitro Wars Museum: 3.6 mi
- Mary Ingles Trail: 8.7 mi
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum: 14.6 mi
- Frankenberger Art Gallery: 16.2 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 16.2 mi
- Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 16.0 mi
- Governor's Garden: 16.2 mi
- Wedding Garden: 17.4 mi
- Coal River Nature Reserve: 3.0 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Indian Rock: 3.8 mi
- Skyline Drive: 18.7 mi
- Grotto: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coal Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workman Knob | SSE 164° | 599 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bee Mountain | SE 133° | 530 m | 21.4 mi |
| Malden Mountain | ESE 113° | 455 m | 22.0 mi |
| Blue Knob | S 189° | 420 m | 17.8 mi |
| Buck Knob | S 182° | 412 m | 13.0 mi |
| Holmes Knob | E 84° | 403 m | 16.8 mi |
| Gunstock Knob | ENE 65° | 387 m | 24.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | E 80° | 381 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:16 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:29 | 17:11 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Albans, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1537462 — Coal Mountain, Putnam County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356516126
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- Huntington · 29 mi
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