Coal River Mountain
Coal River Mountain rises to 1,009 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the south-southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pond Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31547610, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1009 m
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 18.8 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 19 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 21 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pond Knob: 1.0 mi
- Boyd Branch Knob: 2.3 mi
- Wriston Knob: 2.9 mi
- Packs Knob: 3.2 mi
- Irish Lick Knob: 3.3 mi
- Walhonde Roadside Park: 7.6 mi
- Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area: 11.5 mi
- Maxwell Hill Community Center and Park: 13.2 mi
- Graney Memorial Park: 13.2 mi
- Ewart Ave Park: 13.6 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Bridge Buttress: 22.2 mi
- Fern Point Area: 22.4 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 22.4 mi
- Head Wall: 22.4 mi
- Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site: 14.4 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 15.9 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 16.2 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 14.8 mi
- Ship Rock: 16.5 mi
- The Canopy: 16.6 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 21.3 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 22.1 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 13.4 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 13.6 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 13.6 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 18.0 mi
- Needleseye Park: 17.3 mi
- Grandview: 19.4 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Coal River Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | SSW 213° | 1,083 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 221° | 1,037 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pond Knob | WNW 288° | 1,011 m | 1.0 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | SW 225° | 993 m | 10.5 mi |
| Lick Knob | NE 53° | 989 m | 7.1 mi |
| High Knob | ENE 68° | 976 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pond Knob | SE 141° | 966 m | 21.3 mi |
| Boyd Branch Knob | NE 45° | 956 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:29 | 17:11 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley VA Hospital, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1537465 — Coal River Mountain, Raleigh County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356516130
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