Day Mountain
Day Mountain rises to 1,311 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the north, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Locust Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
Day Mountain is a summit in West Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 4,301 feet (1,311 m), Day Mountain is the 54th highest summit in the state of West Virginia. Day Mountain was named after Charles Day, according to local history.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q31430318, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1311 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 27.1 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 28.2 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 27.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 6 mi
- Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Locust Knob: 0.6 mi
- Big Spruce Knob: 2.1 mi
- Stony Creek Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Little Spruce Knob: 2.7 mi
- Bucks Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Community Wellness Center: 4.7 mi
- Stillwell Park: 4.7 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 6.4 mi
- Tea Creek Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 11.3 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 10.5 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 10.6 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 10.6 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 19.6 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 20.3 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 10.8 mi
- Blowing Springs: 19.9 mi
- Grose Spring: 22.6 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 24.9 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 8.0 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 22.6 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 9.8 mi
- Beartown State Park: 15.2 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 19.9 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 16.1 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Day Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Spruce Knob | N 9° | 1,434 m | 5.1 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,428 m | 4.8 mi |
| Big Spruce Knob | WNW 287° | 1,419 m | 2.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,403 m | 4.0 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | N 1° | 1,397 m | 9.7 mi |
| Gay Knob | NE 50° | 1,386 m | 6.9 mi |
| Tea Creek Mountain | N 360° | 1,385 m | 6.4 mi |
| Barlow Top | WSW 240° | 1,384 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marlinton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356523511
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