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Gap Mountain

Gap Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gap Mountain rises to 518 m in West Virginia. Bear Rocks stands 1,222 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Welton Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31588714, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
518 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.99178, -79.09253

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
  • Welton Park: 0.7 mi
  • Michael Brothers Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Petersburg City Park: 1.8 mi
  • Day Park: 5.2 mi
  • Brighton Park: 6.8 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Moorefield Historic District: 8.4 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 21.3 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 22.4 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 22.5 mi
  • Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Old grape garden: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Gap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear RocksWNW 297°1,222 m12.4 mi
Blackbird KnobWNW 282°1,203 m14.0 mi
Stack RockWNW 301°1,186 m12.5 mi
Breathed MountainW 271°1,173 m14.6 mi
Coal KnobW 269°1,148 m15.5 mi
North Fork PeakWSW 248°1,083 m10.4 mi
PigeonroostNNW 332°1,074 m15.2 mi
Spring MountainSSW 197°951 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:5220:0620:46
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554527 — Gap Mountain, Grant County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524888

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