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Getz Mountain

Getz Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Getz Mountain rises to 750 m in West Virginia. North Fork Peak stands 1,083 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31590608, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
750 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.90650, -79.05170

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
  • Michael Brothers Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
  • Welton Park: 6.8 mi
  • Petersburg City Park: 7.0 mi
  • Dam Site Seven Park: 7.2 mi
  • Mathias Community Center: 10.0 mi
Springs: 13
  • Stranderman Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 15.0 mi
  • Sand Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Hall Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Cold Spring: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 5
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 24.4 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 24.6 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Old grape garden: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Getz Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Fork PeakW 280°1,083 m12.0 mi
Beech Lick KnobS 171°1,000 m13.7 mi
White Grass KnobS 169°988 m12.9 mi
Spring MountainSW 225°951 m8.5 mi
Chimney TopWNW 293°945 m11.9 mi
New Creek MountainWNW 302°940 m12.4 mi
Reynolds KnobS 185°930 m6.8 mi
Buffalo Clover KnobSSE 163°917 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0620:46
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356517103

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