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Fisher Mountain

Fisher Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Fisher Mountain rises to 918 m in West Virginia. High Knob stands 1,246 m to the south-southeast, 8.5 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: 40
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: 7
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 9.1 miles of Fisher Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobSSE 157°1,246 m8.5 mi
Cow KnobE 85°1,231 m7.7 mi
Middle MountainSE 146°1,082 m8.4 mi
Rader MountainESE 114°1,067 m8.0 mi
Fulk MountainE 97°1,056 m9.1 mi
Black Lick MountainE 90°1,040 m8.5 mi
Socrates MountainSSW 208°1,032 m6.6 mi
Brushy MountainW 266°1,004 m7.3 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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