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Frank Mountain

Frank Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Frank Mountain rises to 1,193 m in West Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,476 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Old House Run Recreation Area, a park 0.9 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31585873, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1193 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.53178, -79.73811

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
Historic sites: 9
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 2.0 mi
  • Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 8.1 mi
  • Powerhouse: 13.0 mi
  • Boiler House: 13.0 mi
  • Cass: 13.5 mi
Springs: 7
  • Locust Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Cool Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Bolar Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Rock Lick Spring: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 9.5 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 9.7 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 11.8 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 16.0 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Museums: 4
  • NRAO Science Center: 8.2 mi
  • Charles P. Jones Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Highland County Museum: 19.0 mi
  • Randolph County Museum: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 18.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Frank Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobWSW 241°1,476 m11.9 mi
Tygart Valley NorthWSW 253°1,457 m14.7 mi
Beech Flat KnobW 259°1,433 m12.7 mi
Snyder KnobW 272°1,432 m12.2 mi
Elleber KnobS 174°1,401 m7.8 mi
Watering Pond KnobSSE 165°1,396 m7.0 mi
Kile KnobENE 67°1,395 m15.0 mi
Ward KnobW 265°1,385 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5620:0820:47
September equinox07:0718:4319:18
December solstice07:3416:2017:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475664676660493830
Precip in3.43.04.13.84.93.94.13.63.52.92.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bartow 1S, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1551174 — Frank Mountain, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356523629

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