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Fluted Rocks

Fluted Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Fluted Rocks rises to 250 m in West Virginia. High Point stands 789 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Rock, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail runs past it.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31583508, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
250 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.61287, -78.27168

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 9
  • Museum of Berkeley Springs: 2.5 mi
  • Hancock Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 7.9 mi
  • CCC museum: 14.3 mi
  • The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 18.7 mi
Springs: 8
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 2.5 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 8.3 mi
  • Natural Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Neglar Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Dawson Spring: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Almost Heaven Sign: 10.5 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 10.5 mi
  • Farnham Colossi: 13.4 mi
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 14.3 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 7.1 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 7.3 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
  • Gainsboro Tourist Park: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Beach 1: 21.1 mi
  • Beach 2: 21.3 mi
  • Beach 3: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Morgan Arts Council: 2.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Fluted Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointSSW 199°789 m12.4 mi
Spring Gap MountainSW 226°679 m15.5 mi
Cacapon 2SSW 202°673 m5.7 mi
Warrior MountainW 272°650 m18.6 mi
Cross MountainENE 62°627 m16.9 mi
The LockingsN 354°618 m14.7 mi
Hearthstone MountainENE 67°616 m17.3 mi
Betsy KnobW 278°604 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4620:0420:45
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3116:1016:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526169747265544335
Precip in3.62.23.03.54.44.94.33.14.43.32.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356516913

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