Fisher Mountain
Fisher Mountain rises to 968 m in West Virginia. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Irish Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. Midland Trail passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Summers County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31582140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 968 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 17.2 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 18.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 20 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 28 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Irish Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Leef Knob: 3.1 mi
- Gwinn Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Wallowhole Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Sewell Mountain: 3.9 mi
- New River Gorge National Park: Sandstone Falls: 8.0 mi
- Alderson Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
- Meadow River Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Pence Springs Hotel Historic District: 9.8 mi
- Alderson Athletic Field: 10.1 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Coffman Hill: 20.5 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 22.5 mi
- Endless Wall: 22.5 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 22.7 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 10.7 mi
- World War II Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 17.6 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 17.8 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 18.6 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 11.5 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 11.5 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 11.6 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 18.7 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 20.3 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 18.1 mi
- The Canopy: 19.6 mi
- Organ Cave: 19.8 mi
- Ship Rock: 20.0 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 22.3 mi
- Brooks Falls: 9.3 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Grandview: 15.5 mi
- Needleseye Park: 21.8 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 8.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Fisher Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | NE 43° | 1,271 m | 14.8 mi |
| Keeney Knob | SE 127° | 1,195 m | 4.9 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | SE 127° | 1,169 m | 4.2 mi |
| Rich Knob | NNE 22° | 1,160 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mill Creek Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,122 m | 15.5 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | SSE 160° | 1,116 m | 4.6 mi |
| Boggs Knob | N 359° | 1,102 m | 7.1 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | S 169° | 1,095 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554459 — Fisher Mountain, Summers County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524852
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