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Cowger Mountain

Cowger Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.57873, -79.20920

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
Historic sites: 15
Springs: 11
Museums: 10
Artworks: 10
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reddish KnobSSW 192°1,338 m8.2 mi
Flagpole KnobSSE 164°1,336 m4.9 mi
Slate Springs MountainSSE 166°1,332 m5.0 mi
Bother KnobS 181°1,323 m4.9 mi
High KnobESE 108°1,246 m2.2 mi
Dyers KnobSSW 196°1,245 m8.9 mi
Dundore MountainSE 130°1,244 m5.2 mi
Meadow KnobSSE 149°1,184 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0620:45
September equinox07:0518:4119:16
December solstice07:3216:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

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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