Cross Mountain
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
- 3.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 17.7 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 24.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 26.4 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 27 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Huggins Knob: 1.9 mi
- Buffalo Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Rose Knob: 3.2 mi
- Joe Knob: 3.4 mi
- Point Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Mundy Park: 5.1 mi
- Rupert City Park: 5.3 mi
- Meadow River Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
- 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
- Walker Hill: 8.4 mi
- McClung: 8.7 mi
- Fairview: 8.8 mi
- Bryant: 9.1 mi
- Alum Springs: 14.2 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 12.5 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 17.7 mi
- Organ Cave: 19.5 mi
- The Bunker: 20.1 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 18.7 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 19.7 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 19.7 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 19.8 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 22.7 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Hillsboro: 23.8 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 24.8 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 14.4 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 22.3 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 24.1 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Brooks Falls: 24.1 mi
- Beartown State Park: 18.0 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 23.5 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 17.8 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 20.8 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 21.6 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 24.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | NE 39° | 1,332 m | 8.2 mi |
| Job Knob | NNE 20° | 1,324 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cold Knob | NE 45° | 1,314 m | 8.8 mi |
| Beech Knob | N 355° | 1,261 m | 9.7 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | N 358° | 1,255 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bee Knob | NE 47° | 1,231 m | 12.2 mi |
| Blue Knob | NNE 30° | 1,227 m | 11.9 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | N 349° | 1,223 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
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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