Cowger Mountain
Cowger Mountain rises to 856 m in West Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the south-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Evick Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 27 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31554710, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 856 m
How to reach it
- 27.3 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 27.1 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Evick Knob: 1.1 mi
- Granddaddy Knob: 2.1 mi
- High Knob: 2.2 mi
- Marks Knob: 2.9 mi
- Heavener Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Brandywine Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Shenandoah Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 4.1 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 4.1 mi
- Franklin Town Park: 7.7 mi
- Fort Harrison: 18.5 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 18.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 18.7 mi
- Cannon Veterans Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 20.2 mi
- Maple Spring: 5.4 mi
- Hall Spring: 7.3 mi
- Sand Spring: 8.7 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 12.7 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 15.1 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 18.5 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 18.5 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 19.7 mi
- Sites Homestead: 19.9 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 20.4 mi
- Love Essence: 19.2 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 19.3 mi
- Flames: 19.3 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 19.3 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 19.3 mi
- Raven Rocks: 6.0 mi
- Eagle Rock: 17.6 mi
- Southern Pillar: 19.5 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 19.5 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 19.6 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 16.0 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 18.0 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 21.8 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 23.1 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 20.5 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 20.7 mi
- Locust Springs: 23.4 mi
- Heishman Garden: 19.2 mi
- ISAT Patio: 21.2 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 21.3 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 20.8 mi
- Small waterfall: 20.9 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 22.4 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 16.5 mi
- Smoke Hole: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Cowger Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reddish Knob | SSW 192° | 1,338 m | 8.2 mi |
| Flagpole Knob | SSE 164° | 1,336 m | 4.9 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,332 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bother Knob | S 181° | 1,323 m | 4.9 mi |
| High Knob | ESE 108° | 1,246 m | 2.2 mi |
| Dyers Knob | SSW 196° | 1,245 m | 8.9 mi |
| Dundore Mountain | SE 130° | 1,244 m | 5.2 mi |
| Meadow Knob | SSE 149° | 1,184 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554209 — Cowger Mountain, Pendleton County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524796
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