Cook Mountain
Cook Mountain rises to 773 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the southeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Pond Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 19 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31430262, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 773 m
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 24.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 29 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 29 mi
98 named places within 25 miles
- Cherry Pond Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 2.3 mi
- Spring Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Kopperston Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Squealer Knob: 6.4 mi
- Walhonde Roadside Park: 5.1 mi
- Gilliland Park: 11.9 mi
- Buffalo Creek Memoral Park: 16.6 mi
- Man Youth Sports Complex: 16.9 mi
- Eskdale Community Park: 17.3 mi
- Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 9.0 mi
- John Cooke Marker: 11.6 mi
- Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Man WV War Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 11.7 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 22.0 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 22.4 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 22.4 mi
- Big Branch Day Use Area: 20.5 mi
- Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 20.8 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 23.1 mi
- McVey: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cook Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | SE 131° | 1,083 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SE 136° | 1,037 m | 6.4 mi |
| Pond Knob | ENE 77° | 1,011 m | 9.3 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | E 80° | 1,009 m | 10.2 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | SSE 155° | 993 m | 6.1 mi |
| Lick Knob | ENE 69° | 989 m | 16.8 mi |
| High Knob | ENE 75° | 976 m | 16.7 mi |
| Boyd Branch Knob | ENE 73° | 956 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:30 | 17:11 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceana 2 SE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1537595 — Cook Mountain, Boone County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356516191
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