Flat Top Mountain
Flat Top Mountain rises to 1,078 m in West Virginia. Huff Knob stands 1,088 m to the south, 0.1 miles off. Coal Heritage Trail passes 11 miles off.
The story
Flat Top Mountain is a mountain ridge within the Allegheny Mountains in Southern West Virginia, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q31582865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,078 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 17.3 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 22.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 21 mi
- Concho Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bluestone National Scenic River: 6.7 mi
- Rhodell Park: 10.5 mi
- Sophia Little League Ballfields: 10.7 mi
- Helen Park: 11.4 mi
- Fitzpatrick Park: 11.8 mi
- Huff Knob: 0.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.2 mi
- Indian Grave Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Pond Knob: 4.8 mi
- Rich Knob: 4.8 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 13.5 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 13.7 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 13.7 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 14.1 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 14.1 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 12.8 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 13.0 mi
- World War II Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Stone Arch: 15.9 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 22.5 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 4.8 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Grandview: 17.6 mi
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 21.2 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 22.9 mi
- Ship Rock: 13.3 mi
- The Canopy: 22.9 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 24.6 mi
- Brooks Falls: 15.0 mi
- City Garden: 15.9 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 16.1 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Bluefield Love Sign: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Flat Top Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huff Knob | S 169° | 1,088 m | 0.1 mi |
| Elk Knob | ENE 63° | 1,078 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SW 223° | 1,069 m | 7.4 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | W 273° | 1,049 m | 2.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 294° | 1,045 m | 1.2 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | NE 46° | 1,040 m | 12.3 mi |
| Rich Knob | WSW 251° | 1,023 m | 4.8 mi |
| Stonelick Knob | ENE 64° | 1,006 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullens 3 E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524860
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