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Colic Mountain

Colic Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Colic Mountain rises to 858 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31549566, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
858 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.65734, -79.36282

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 21
Springs: 11
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Hall Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Sand Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Maple Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Locust Spring: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Treasure Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 7.4 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 17.3 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 18.0 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Colic Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobWNW 288°1,482 m9.6 mi
Kile KnobWSW 246°1,395 m7.0 mi
Panther KnobSW 228°1,371 m9.7 mi
Pike KnobW 280°1,308 m4.1 mi
Harmon RocksNW 322°1,243 m4.1 mi
Ruleman MountainSW 229°1,233 m7.4 mi
Hunting Ground MountainW 266°1,106 m9.7 mi
Castle KnobSW 236°1,058 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5420:0620:46
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3316:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554177 — Colic Mountain, Pendleton County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524773

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