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Coles Mountain

Coles Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.90512, -80.23785

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • 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
Springs: 10
  • 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
Waterfalls: 9
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 5
Museums: 5
  • 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
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Udderly Chic(k): 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Coles Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Briery KnobNNW 341°1,377 m17.5 mi
Cold KnobNW 310°1,314 m16.9 mi
Sugartree Bench MountainNNW 334°1,289 m17.5 mi
Big KnobESE 103°1,237 m17.4 mi
Jacox KnobNNW 342°1,232 m15.0 mi
Bee KnobNW 322°1,231 m16.6 mi
Hock KnobNNW 343°1,218 m15.5 mi
Ellis KnobNW 316°1,183 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice06:0020:0820:47
September equinox07:0918:4519:20
December solstice07:3416:2517:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441516067717064534234
Precip in3.02.83.73.74.53.74.13.33.62.72.63.3

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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