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Cove Hill

Cove Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cove Hill rises to 903 m in West Virginia. Thorny Benchmark stands 1,481 m to the northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Teaberry Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31554341, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
903 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.28595, -79.88700

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 19
  • Cass Historical District: 7.8 mi
  • Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 7.8 mi
  • Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 9.0 mi
  • Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 11.5 mi
  • Community Wellness Center: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Cass: 7.8 mi
  • Boiler House: 8.0 mi
  • Powerhouse: 8.0 mi
  • Bath County Veterans Memorial: 17.4 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 17.5 mi
Springs: 8
  • Bolar Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Muddy Spring Run: 14.4 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 14.9 mi
  • Grose Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Cool Spring: 20.5 mi
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 18.8 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 18.8 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 20.4 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 0.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • High Falls of Cheat: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Cove Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thorny BenchmarkNW 323°1,481 m9.4 mi
Cheat MountainNNW 330°1,481 m12.4 mi
Bald KnobNNW 348°1,476 m11.4 mi
Tygart Valley NorthNNW 335°1,457 m14.0 mi
Red Spruce KnobW 281°1,434 m14.7 mi
Red Lick MountainW 279°1,428 m13.3 mi
Mace KnobNNW 329°1,425 m13.2 mi
Elleber KnobNE 44°1,401 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice05:5720:0820:47
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3416:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273037475663676761504031
Precip in3.53.04.54.25.25.14.43.63.93.13.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frost 3NE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554202 — Cove Hill, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524791

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