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Day Mountain

Day Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.25401, -80.16868

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
Historic sites: 5
  • Hillsboro: 8.2 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 10.3 mi
  • Cass: 16.8 mi
  • Boiler House: 17.3 mi
  • Powerhouse: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 4
  • Locust Creek Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 19.9 mi
  • Grose Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Muddy Spring Run: 24.9 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 19.1 mi
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Spruce KnobN 9°1,434 m5.1 mi
Red Lick MountainNNE 26°1,428 m4.8 mi
Big Spruce KnobWNW 287°1,419 m2.1 mi
Black MountainWSW 251°1,403 m4.0 mi
Gauley MountainN 1°1,397 m9.7 mi
Gay KnobNE 50°1,386 m6.9 mi
Tea Creek MountainN 360°1,385 m6.4 mi
Barlow TopWSW 240°1,384 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice05:5820:0920:48
September equinox07:0918:4519:19
December solstice07:3516:2317:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475663676660493830
Precip in3.63.24.13.94.83.84.43.93.52.93.13.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marlinton, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523511

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