Cooper Mountain
Cooper Mountain rises to 617 m in West Virginia. Paddy Mountain stands 910 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bens Knob, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 17 miles off.
The story
Cooper Mountain runs southwest northeast through Hampshire County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, rising to its greatest elevation of 2,024 feet (617 m) above sea-level at Bens Knob. The mountain's other knob, Butchers Knob, has an elevation of 1,783 feet (543 m). Cooper Mountain is flanked to its west by North River Mountain and to its east by Parks Valley and Dillons Run. The Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) crosses Cooper Mountain at Loom between Hanging Rock and Capon Bridge. Tourists and travelers on U.S. Route 50 pull off at the Cooper Mountain overlook for the views over Parks Valley, Capon Bridge, and the ridges of Virginia.
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Wikidata Q5167794, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 617 m
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 16.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 29.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 23 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bens Knob: 0.0 mi
- Butchers Knob: 2.9 mi
- Schaffenaker Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Timber Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Dillons Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Central Hampshire Park: 5.7 mi
- Capon Bridge Park: 5.7 mi
- Scenic Field: 5.7 mi
- Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Slanesville Park: 7.8 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 5.6 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 5.6 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 13.6 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 13.6 mi
- Literary Hall: 13.6 mi
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 10.8 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 14.1 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 14.1 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Stephens Fort: 16.4 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 18.3 mi
- Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 18.7 mi
- A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 19.5 mi
- White House Apple Statue: 19.8 mi
- World's Largest Apple: 19.9 mi
- Roadside Spring: 11.3 mi
- Big Spring: 15.8 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 16.4 mi
- Arie Vankan Spring: 16.4 mi
- Trout Run Fault Spring: 18.4 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Cacapon Resort State Park: 22.2 mi
- Turkey Camp Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 23.1 mi
- Red Bud Run: 23.5 mi
- Sugar Hollow Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 24.3 mi
- Beach 3: 11.1 mi
- Beach 1: 11.3 mi
- Beach 2: 11.8 mi
- River Beach: 13.4 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 14.5 mi
- Dog Cliff: 12.0 mi
- Three High Heads: 14.7 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 15.1 mi
- Hanging Rock: 17.8 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 14.0 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 17.6 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 17.6 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 18.1 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 4.4 mi
- Mountain Falls: 10.3 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 14.7 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 22.0 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Cooper Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Mountain | S 187° | 910 m | 17.5 mi |
| Short Mountain | SW 226° | 874 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 226° | 874 m | 16.1 mi |
| Pinnacle | SSE 148° | 864 m | 9.3 mi |
| Nathaniel Mountain | WSW 257° | 839 m | 14.8 mi |
| Johnnies Knob | S 171° | 803 m | 12.4 mi |
| Piney Mountain | WSW 257° | 802 m | 13.4 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SSE 160° | 791 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
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 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wardensville R M Farm, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524788
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