Coles Mountain
Coles Mountain rises to 936 m in West Virginia. Briery Knob stands 1,377 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Midland Trail passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31549448, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 936 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 18.5 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 18.8 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Hopkins Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Wicks Knob: 4.6 mi
- Smith Knob: 4.6 mi
- Little Allegheny Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Paisley Park: 8.1 mi
- Lynch Field Park: 8.5 mi
- Humpback Bridge Wayside: 12.7 mi
- Greenbrier Avenue Park: 13.0 mi
- Hollowell Park: 13.1 mi
- Thomas Spring: 14.2 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 14.4 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 17.5 mi
- Big Spring: 17.7 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 18.2 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 16.0 mi
- Middle Cascades: 16.3 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 16.6 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 19.3 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 19.3 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Beartown State Park: 10.3 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 15.2 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 16.6 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 8.2 mi
- The Bunker: 9.0 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 12.5 mi
- Organ Cave: 16.9 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 23.4 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 12.9 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 15.4 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 16.5 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 20.3 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 23.5 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 15.5 mi
- Hillsboro: 16.2 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 19.3 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 23.2 mi
- Callie Furnace: 24.3 mi
- Brink: 7.2 mi
- Alum Springs: 7.9 mi
- Whitcomb: 13.6 mi
- Mill Run: 13.9 mi
- Coffman Hill: 12.8 mi
- High Point: 15.3 mi
- Piney Point: 16.1 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 12.6 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Coles Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briery Knob | NNW 341° | 1,377 m | 17.5 mi |
| Cold Knob | NW 310° | 1,314 m | 16.9 mi |
| Sugartree Bench Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,289 m | 17.5 mi |
| Big Knob | ESE 103° | 1,237 m | 17.4 mi |
| Jacox Knob | NNW 342° | 1,232 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bee Knob | NW 322° | 1,231 m | 16.6 mi |
| Hock Knob | NNW 343° | 1,218 m | 15.5 mi |
| Ellis Knob | NW 316° | 1,183 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Sulphur Springs, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550766 — Coles Mountain, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356523457
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