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College Hill

College Hill, seen from above at true elevation

College Hill rises to 291 m in West Virginia. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddle Back Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31549634, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
291 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.15536, -81.66707

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 59
Peaks: 40
Museums: 16
Artworks: 15
Gardens: 8
Attractions: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 6.5 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 6.6 mi
  • West Virginia Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
  • Washington Interstate 77 NB: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Tunnel Rock: 24.7 mi
  • Blair Arch: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quincy Park: 9.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of College Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruble KnobESE 116°406 m22.1 mi
Buzzard RocksENE 71°388 m22.4 mi
Weed KnobSSE 152°363 m18.7 mi
Mail Point HillSE 139°348 m11.2 mi
Smith KnobSSE 155°348 m15.8 mi
Panther KnobSSE 154°342 m22.1 mi
Ball KnobSE 127°342 m23.9 mi
Dave Allen PointSE 129°342 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:39
June solstice06:0120:1720:57
September equinox07:1518:5019:25
December solstice07:4316:2617:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543556472767569564537
Precip in3.43.04.03.74.54.94.63.73.23.02.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parkersburg, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554179 — College Hill, Wood County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524783

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