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Cross Mountain

Cross Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cross Mountain rises to 1,271 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Huggins Knob, a peak 1.9 miles away. Midland Trail passes 3.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31555998, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1271 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.97262, -80.59092

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
Cliffs: 24
  • Coffman Hill: 17.0 mi
  • Cambodia: 20.7 mi
  • Molly and Johnny Wall: 20.8 mi
  • Fifth Buttress: 20.9 mi
  • Fourth Buttress: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 6
Historic sites: 3
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 9.4 mi
  • Hillsboro: 23.8 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 24.8 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • Brooks Falls: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 17.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 20.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Cross Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobNE 39°1,332 m8.2 mi
Job KnobNNE 20°1,324 m7.8 mi
Cold KnobNE 45°1,314 m8.8 mi
Beech KnobN 355°1,261 m9.7 mi
Little Beech KnobN 358°1,255 m9.9 mi
Bee KnobNE 47°1,231 m12.2 mi
Blue KnobNNE 30°1,227 m11.9 mi
Wildcat KnobN 349°1,223 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:34
June solstice06:0120:1020:49
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
December solstice07:3516:2617:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937485764676761503931
Precip in4.14.05.14.45.64.85.44.23.93.14.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1537872 — Cross Mountain, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356516288

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