Elkhorn Rock
Elkhorn Rock rises to 910 m in West Virginia. North Fork Peak stands 1,083 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Elkhorn Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31577130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 910 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Elkhorn Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Getz Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Cedar Knob: 1.6 mi
- Stump Knob: 3.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Welton Park: 5.4 mi
- Michael Brothers Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
- Petersburg City Park: 6.0 mi
- Dam Site Seven Park: 8.3 mi
- Brighton Park: 8.9 mi
- Stranderman Spring: 13.7 mi
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 15.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 18.4 mi
- Sand Spring: 18.6 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 18.6 mi
- Baker Rocks: 3.4 mi
- Helmick Rock: 7.7 mi
- Eagle Rock: 15.0 mi
- Lower Slabs: 18.4 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 18.5 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 10.2 mi
- Bryce Resort: 16.9 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 19.6 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 21.7 mi
- Lost River State Park: 8.1 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 19.3 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 22.5 mi
- Sites Homestead: 18.7 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 18.8 mi
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 24.8 mi
- Smoke Hole: 13.7 mi
- Stringtown: 23.3 mi
- Stony River Dam: 19.7 mi
- Collie Grave: 21.1 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 13.2 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 15.2 mi
- Old grape garden: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Elkhorn Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Fork Peak | W 273° | 1,083 m | 12.2 mi |
| White Grass Knob | S 172° | 988 m | 14.4 mi |
| Spring Mountain | SW 220° | 951 m | 9.8 mi |
| Chimney Top | WNW 285° | 945 m | 11.7 mi |
| New Creek Mountain | WNW 295° | 940 m | 11.9 mi |
| Reynolds Knob | S 186° | 930 m | 8.4 mi |
| Buffalo Clover Knob | SSE 166° | 917 m | 14.0 mi |
| Ant Knob | SSW 193° | 916 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1538646 — Elkhorn Rock, Hardy County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356516625
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