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Dempsey Mountain

Dempsey Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dempsey Mountain rises to 780 m in West Virginia. Keeney Knob stands 1,195 m to the north-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pence Springs Hotel Historic District, a park 2.6 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31565150, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
780 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.70568, -80.68397

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
  • Pence Springs Hotel Historic District: 2.6 mi
  • Alderson Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
  • Alderson Athletic Field: 3.0 mi
  • John Henry Historical Park: 5.9 mi
  • Hilldale-Talcott Ruritan Club John Henry Park: 6.3 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Waterfalls: 6
  • Sandstone Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Cascades: 24.1 mi
  • Middle Cascades: 24.5 mi
  • The Cascades: 24.7 mi
Museums: 5
  • Veteran's Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Hinton Railroad Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Second Creek Mill: 12.7 mi
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 24.8 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Brooks Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Dempsey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keeney KnobNNW 346°1,195 m4.8 mi
Red Spring MountainNNW 341°1,169 m5.4 mi
Sassafras KnobNW 313°1,116 m4.8 mi
Boggs KnobNNW 340°1,102 m15.7 mi
Ballengee KnobNW 306°1,095 m5.2 mi
Elk KnobWNW 284°1,078 m5.5 mi
Bald KnobWNW 299°1,047 m5.2 mi
Freezeland MountainW 272°1,040 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0220:0920:48
September equinox07:1118:4719:21
December solstice07:3516:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542536269737266544335
Precip in3.02.93.83.64.43.74.23.13.42.62.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356516390

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