Darbys Nose
Darbys Nose rises to 380 m in West Virginia. Pinnacle stands 864 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Leith Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31562136, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 380 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 9.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 18 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 21 mi
- Devils Nose · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Capon Bridge Park: 2.8 mi
- Slanesville Park: 5.9 mi
- Reynolds Store Neighborhood Park: 7.4 mi
- Gainesboro Neighborhood Park: 10.1 mi
- Leith Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Bear Garden Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Slanes Knob: 1.8 mi
- Georges Peak: 1.9 mi
- Ice Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 7.4 mi
- Judge John Handley Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Timbrook Park: 17.8 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 18.2 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 3.1 mi
- Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 12.8 mi
- Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: 17.0 mi
- The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 17.0 mi
- Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters: 17.4 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 16.1 mi
- Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 16.4 mi
- White House Apple Statue: 17.2 mi
- Stars and Stripes Apple Statue: 17.4 mi
- World's Largest Apple: 17.5 mi
- Cacapon Resort State Park: 14.5 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Turkey Camp Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 18.8 mi
- Eidolon Nature Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Richards CREP Easement: 19.8 mi
- Natural Spring: 11.3 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 12.2 mi
- Neglar Spring: 15.4 mi
- Roadside Spring: 16.9 mi
- Town Spring: 17.0 mi
- Beach 3: 5.7 mi
- Beach 1: 5.7 mi
- Beach 2: 6.4 mi
- River Beach: 14.2 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 18.8 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 9.9 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 9.9 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 10.3 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 17.5 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 17.4 mi
- Dog Cliff: 17.6 mi
- Three High Heads: 21.0 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 7.3 mi
- Mountain Falls: 13.8 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 10.4 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 17.9 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Darbys Nose. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | S 182° | 864 m | 13.7 mi |
| Johnnies Knob | S 191° | 803 m | 18.3 mi |
| Eagle Rock | S 186° | 791 m | 15.7 mi |
| High Point | NNE 31° | 789 m | 8.2 mi |
| Spring Mountain | S 189° | 738 m | 15.8 mi |
| Stony Mountain | WSW 248° | 697 m | 17.1 mi |
| Spring Gap Mountain | NNW 339° | 679 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | NNE 24° | 673 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1538001 — Darbys Nose, Hampshire County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356516342
Day trips start here
- Martinsburg · 26 mi
- Hedgesville · 27 mi
- Hancock · 28 mi
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