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Foremost Mountain

Foremost Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.84567, -79.03559

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 31
  • 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
Springs: 11
  • 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
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 6
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 20.5 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 21.8 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Old grape garden: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Foremost Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobSSW 196°1,231 m11.0 mi
Black Lick MountainS 191°1,040 m11.5 mi
Rader KnobS 189°1,019 m9.7 mi
Beech Lick KnobS 173°1,000 m9.4 mi
White Grass KnobS 170°988 m8.6 mi
Spring MountainWSW 255°951 m7.0 mi
Carr MountainS 177°938 m10.4 mi
Third PointS 169°933 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0620:45
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644546372767467554537
Precip in2.62.63.53.54.54.14.53.63.42.72.52.9

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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