Foremost Mountain
Foremost Mountain rises to 905 m in West Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gobblebark Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31583937, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 905 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Gobblebark Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Reynolds Knob: 3.0 mi
- Stump Knob: 3.3 mi
- Pine Knob: 3.4 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Bergton Fairgrounds: 6.4 mi
- Dam Site Seven Park: 7.0 mi
- Mathias Community Center: 9.2 mi
- Michael Brothers Memorial Park: 11.0 mi
- Welton Park: 11.0 mi
- Sand Spring: 13.0 mi
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 13.1 mi
- Hall Spring: 13.7 mi
- Stranderman Spring: 14.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 17.9 mi
- Baker Rocks: 8.9 mi
- Helmick Rock: 11.1 mi
- Eagle Rock: 13.9 mi
- Lower Slabs: 17.8 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 17.9 mi
- Sites Homestead: 18.2 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 18.2 mi
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 20.0 mi
- Main Street of Yesteryear: 21.7 mi
- American Celebration on Parade: 21.9 mi
- Bryce Resort: 14.7 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 15.4 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 15.5 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 19.9 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 21.7 mi
- Collie Grave: 20.8 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 21.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.2 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 23.7 mi
- Stony River Dam: 24.6 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 20.5 mi
- Cootie Bug: 21.8 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 21.9 mi
- Lost River State Park: 8.9 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 23.4 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 14.5 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 24.6 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 8.1 mi
- Smoke Hole: 13.4 mi
- Old grape garden: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Foremost Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Knob | SSW 196° | 1,231 m | 11.0 mi |
| Black Lick Mountain | S 191° | 1,040 m | 11.5 mi |
| Rader Knob | S 189° | 1,019 m | 9.7 mi |
| Beech Lick Knob | S 173° | 1,000 m | 9.4 mi |
| White Grass Knob | S 170° | 988 m | 8.6 mi |
| Spring Mountain | WSW 255° | 951 m | 7.0 mi |
| Carr Mountain | S 177° | 938 m | 10.4 mi |
| Third Point | S 169° | 933 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1551153 — Foremost Mountain, Hardy County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356523613
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