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Fisher Mountain

Fisher Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Fisher Mountain rises to 918 m in West Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the east, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Treasure Mountain, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 28 miles off.

The story

Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31582123, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
918 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.68234, -79.23337

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
Springs: 8
  • Hall Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Sand Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Maple Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Treasure Mountain: 0.2 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 10.1 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 22.2 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 24.3 mi
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Heishman Garden: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Fisher Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobE1,231 m7.7 mi
Tomahawk MountainESE1,137 m9.3 mi
Rader MountainESE1,067 m8.0 mi
Fulk MountainE1,056 m9.1 mi
Black Lick MountainE1,040 m8.5 mi
Socrates MountainSSW1,032 m6.6 mi
Peters MountainW994 m8.6 mi
Flint KnobSW959 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0620:46
September equinox07:0518:4119:16
December solstice07:3216:1816:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523608

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