Gauley Mountain
Gauley Mountain rises to 774 m in West Virginia. Buck Knob stands 1,056 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ansted Town Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31589570, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 774 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 1.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 2 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 2 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 5 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bearwallow Knob: 2.3 mi
- Harvey Knob: 3.2 mi
- Cotton Hill: 4.5 mi
- Big Rock: 6.4 mi
- Emanuel Hill: 7.4 mi
- Ansted Town Park: 1.1 mi
- Hawks Nest State Park: 2.2 mi
- The Fields: 2.8 mi
- B. Rhinehart Park: 4.3 mi
- Gauley Bridge Tennis Courts: 5.2 mi
- Sandstonia: 3.8 mi
- Kingfish: 3.9 mi
- Ameless Wall: 4.0 mi
- Little Head Wall: 4.1 mi
- Headless Wall: 4.2 mi
- Kay Moor: 7.8 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 8.1 mi
- Nuttallburg: 8.2 mi
- Thurmond: 13.4 mi
- Greenwood: 20.2 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 13.4 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 13.7 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 15.2 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 16.4 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 2.5 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 5.2 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 6.0 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 14.5 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 15.5 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 3.5 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- Needleseye Park: 11.9 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 15.5 mi
- Grandview: 21.7 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 14.0 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Gauley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Knob | ESE 107° | 1,056 m | 21.7 mi |
| Myles Knob | SE 126° | 1,054 m | 20.8 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SSE 151° | 1,049 m | 19.5 mi |
| Ford Knob | SE 139° | 1,026 m | 21.3 mi |
| Beargarden Knob | ESE 113° | 1,008 m | 20.4 mi |
| Walnut Knob | ESE 111° | 1,005 m | 20.5 mi |
| Buster Knob | SE 130° | 997 m | 20.5 mi |
| Lick Knob | SW 217° | 989 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anstead Hawks Nest SP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1539360 — Gauley Mountain, Fayette County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356517100
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