Dempsey Mountain
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
- 10.4 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 13.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 27.3 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wolf Creek Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 4.8 mi
- Keeney Knob: 4.8 mi
- Wind Creek Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Ballengee Knob: 5.2 mi
- 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
- Sandstone Falls: 12.6 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 12.7 mi
- Cascades: 24.1 mi
- Middle Cascades: 24.5 mi
- The Cascades: 24.7 mi
- 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
- Coffman Hill: 16.0 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Barneys Wall: 24.0 mi
- Barney's Wall: 24.0 mi
- Big Spring: 20.4 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 20.4 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 24.8 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 24.8 mi
- Grandview: 22.6 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 22.9 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 23.1 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 24.8 mi
- World War II Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 24.5 mi
- Organ Cave: 13.6 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 15.6 mi
- The Bunker: 21.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeney Knob | NNW 346° | 1,195 m | 4.8 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,169 m | 5.4 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | NW 313° | 1,116 m | 4.8 mi |
| Boggs Knob | NNW 340° | 1,102 m | 15.7 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | NW 306° | 1,095 m | 5.2 mi |
| Elk Knob | WNW 284° | 1,078 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 299° | 1,047 m | 5.2 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | W 272° | 1,040 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356516390
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