Gap Mountain
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
- 25.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Orrs Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Charles Knob: 3.2 mi
- Elkhorn Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Elkhorn Rock: 5.0 mi
- Cedar Knob: 5.0 mi
- 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
- Stranderman Spring: 16.3 mi
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 19.8 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 20.1 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 20.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.9 mi
- Baker Rocks: 3.9 mi
- Helmick Rock: 9.6 mi
- Eagle Rock: 15.7 mi
- Lower Slabs: 18.2 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 18.4 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 18.9 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 22.6 mi
- Elakala Falls: 23.2 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 24.5 mi
- Douglas Falls: 24.7 mi
- 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
- Stony River Dam: 14.9 mi
- Stony River Dam: 15.0 mi
- Collie Grave: 24.3 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 24.7 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 24.7 mi
- Lost River State Park: 11.7 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 19.2 mi
- Smoke Hole: 13.8 mi
- Stringtown: 20.5 mi
- Mill Run: 24.4 mi
- Sites Homestead: 18.5 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 18.7 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 18.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Rocks | WNW 297° | 1,222 m | 12.4 mi |
| Blackbird Knob | WNW 282° | 1,203 m | 14.0 mi |
| Stack Rock | WNW 301° | 1,186 m | 12.5 mi |
| Breathed Mountain | W 271° | 1,173 m | 14.6 mi |
| Coal Knob | W 269° | 1,148 m | 15.5 mi |
| North Fork Peak | WSW 248° | 1,083 m | 10.4 mi |
| Pigeonroost | NNW 332° | 1,074 m | 15.2 mi |
| Spring Mountain | SSW 197° | 951 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 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, 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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