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Edes Fort

Edes Fort, seen from above at true elevation

Edes Fort rises to 214 m in West Virginia. High Point stands 789 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Rock, a peak 1.2 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 1.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31575518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
214 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.58843, -78.29473

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • CMA Play Area: 1.3 mi
  • Rt. 522 Ball Field Complex: 2.8 mi
  • Rickli Memorial Soccer Complex: 2.9 mi
  • Biser Street Park: 4.2 mi
  • Berkeley Springs Bike and Skate Park: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 9
  • Museum of Berkeley Springs: 4.4 mi
  • Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 6.1 mi
  • Hancock Museum: 9.8 mi
  • CCC museum: 15.6 mi
  • The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 17.2 mi
Springs: 8
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 4.4 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 6.4 mi
  • Natural Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Neglar Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Dawson Spring: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Almost Heaven Sign: 8.5 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 8.5 mi
  • Farnham Colossi: 11.9 mi
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 15.6 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 8.8 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 9.0 mi
  • Gainsboro Tourist Park: 21.9 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Beach 1: 19.3 mi
  • Beach 3: 19.5 mi
  • Beach 2: 19.5 mi
  • River Beach: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Morgan Arts Council: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Edes Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointSSW 195°789 m10.4 mi
Spring Gap MountainSW 228°679 m13.4 mi
Cacapon 2SSW 193°673 m3.7 mi
Warrior MountainW 278°650 m17.5 mi
Cross MountainENE 59°627 m18.8 mi
The LockingsN 359°618 m16.3 mi
Hearthstone MountainENE 63°616 m19.1 mi
Betsy KnobWNW 284°604 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:25
June solstice05:4720:0420:45
September equinox07:0118:3719:12
December solstice07:3116:1016:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526169747265544335
Precip in3.62.23.03.54.44.94.33.14.43.32.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524829

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