Droop Mountain
Droop Mountain rises to 1,100 m in West Virginia. Big Spruce Knob stands 1,419 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Beartown State Park, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
Droop Mountain is a small mountain in the Allegheny Mountains on the border of Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties in southeastern West Virginia. It was the scene of one of West Virginia's most important battles during the American Civil War—the Battle of Droop Mountain. Droop Mountain, rising 3597 feet above sea level, is located southwest of Hillsboro, West Virginia, on U.S. Route 219. During the Civil War, it formed a barrier to north-south passage along the west bank of the Greenbrier River, blocking troop movements. A determined Union attack on November 6, 1863, successfully drove off Confederate defenders, essentially ending Confederate resistance in West Virginia. Much of the mountain is now part of Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park, encompassing the preserved Civil War battlefield. The mountain is also home to the unincorporated town of Droop, West Virginia. The mountain most likely was so named on account of its "drooping" outline.
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Wikidata Q5308363, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,100 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 28.3 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brushy Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Slabcamp Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Parker Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Falling Spring Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Ballard Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 4.5 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 10.8 mi
- Lake Sherwood Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
- Stillwell Park: 14.6 mi
- Community Wellness Center: 15.1 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 17.8 mi
- The Bunker: 18.1 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 19.1 mi
- Organ Cave: 24.6 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 4.6 mi
- Blowing Springs: 20.6 mi
- Grose Spring: 22.2 mi
- Thomas Spring: 24.0 mi
- Sand Springs: 24.8 mi
- Mill Run: 4.7 mi
- Alum Springs: 14.1 mi
- Brink: 14.6 mi
- Sunset: 20.4 mi
- Whitcomb: 20.7 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 9.5 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 9.6 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 9.8 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 19.6 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 21.2 mi
- Beartown State Park: 0.6 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 8.0 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 17.7 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 7.4 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 19.2 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 23.0 mi
- Hillsboro: 7.1 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 9.0 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 18.8 mi
- Coffman Hill: 20.3 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Droop Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spruce Knob | NNE 12° | 1,419 m | 15.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 6° | 1,403 m | 13.1 mi |
| Barlow Top | N 10° | 1,384 m | 12.8 mi |
| Briery Knob | NNW 327° | 1,377 m | 8.0 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNW 328° | 1,355 m | 9.0 mi |
| High Rock | NNE 17° | 1,347 m | 11.5 mi |
| Blue Knob | N 355° | 1,340 m | 8.9 mi |
| Grassy Knob | W 276° | 1,332 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckeye, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550953 — Droop Mountain, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356523526
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