Falling Spring Mountain
Falling Spring Mountain rises to 857 m in West Virginia. Briery Knob stands 1,377 m to the north, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bubble Cave Preserve, a attraction 1.7 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31580885, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 857 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 27.0 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boggs Knob: 2.0 mi
- Ballard Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Parker Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Droop Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 7.6 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 13.4 mi
- Paisley Park: 15.4 mi
- Dorie Miller Park: 15.5 mi
- Greenbrier Avenue Park: 15.7 mi
- Mill Run: 9.0 mi
- Alum Springs: 11.0 mi
- Brink: 12.0 mi
- Whitcomb: 17.3 mi
- Walker Hill: 20.7 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 10.6 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 10.7 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 10.9 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 18.2 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 24.1 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 14.0 mi
- The Bunker: 16.2 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 17.5 mi
- Organ Cave: 21.4 mi
- Beartown State Park: 4.4 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 12.7 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 8.2 mi
- Thomas Spring: 23.7 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 24.9 mi
- Hillsboro: 11.1 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 13.8 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 11.4 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 15.7 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 24.8 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Coffman Hill: 17.2 mi
- High Point: 24.9 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 17.3 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Falling Spring Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briery Knob | N 0° | 1,377 m | 8.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | N 357° | 1,355 m | 9.5 mi |
| High Rock | NNE 31° | 1,347 m | 15.0 mi |
| Grassy Knob | WNW 291° | 1,332 m | 8.8 mi |
| Job Knob | WNW 291° | 1,324 m | 11.5 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,316 m | 10.9 mi |
| Cold Knob | WNW 293° | 1,314 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | NE 34° | 1,308 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewisburg 3 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554436 — Falling Spring Mountain, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524846
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