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Emanuel Hill

Emanuel Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Emanuel Hill rises to 647 m in West Virginia. Bush Place Knob stands 1,208 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gauley River National Recreation Area, a park 2.7 miles away. Midland Trail passes 4.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31577685, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
647 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.18483, -80.98427

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
Cliffs: 36
  • Sunkist Wall: 3.2 mi
  • Moon Wall: 3.4 mi
  • Greatest Show Wall: 3.6 mi
  • Toxix Hueco Wall: 3.7 mi
  • Tan Wall: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 8.2 mi
  • New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 9.3 mi
  • The Mystery Hole: 9.5 mi
  • Vanbibbers Rock: 12.5 mi
  • Hank’s Last Stop: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 15.7 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 15.9 mi
  • Coal Miner Memorial: 16.2 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 17.7 mi
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Peters Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Cathedral Falls: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 14.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Emanuel Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bush Place KnobESE 109°1,208 m20.3 mi
Rich KnobSE 124°1,160 m20.4 mi
Brier KnobESE 117°1,136 m19.4 mi
Sumac KnobESE 119°1,134 m19.1 mi
Mill Creek MountainSE 124°1,122 m18.9 mi
Allen KnobESE 122°1,119 m18.6 mi
Grassy KnobESE 114°1,097 m19.2 mi
Laurel Creek MountainESE 123°1,090 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:36
June solstice06:0220:1220:51
September equinox07:1218:4819:23
December solstice07:3816:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340526068717064534335
Precip in3.53.14.34.25.35.25.84.23.83.33.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Summersville Lake, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554398 — Emanuel Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524838

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