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Cove Mountain

Cove Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cove Mountain rises to 898 m in West Virginia. Devils Benchmark stands 995 m to the east-northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Cove Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31554390, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
898 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.88664, -78.82611

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 36
Springs: 17
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Cootie Bug: 14.6 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 14.7 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 19.0 mi
  • Love: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Cove Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils BenchmarkENE 60°995 m5.9 mi
Long MountainNE 54°951 m7.7 mi
Snyder KnobNE 45°936 m4.1 mi
Church RockSSW 198°910 m10.7 mi
Foremost MountainWSW 256°905 m11.6 mi
Tibbet KnobENE 73°894 m6.8 mi
Big SchlossENE 66°894 m9.4 mi
Flattop MountainWSW 250°893 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:27
June solstice05:5120:0520:45
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3116:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239515967716963524234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524794

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