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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: 9
Attractions: 5
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 4
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 PeakW1,083 m12.0 mi
Beech Lick KnobS1,000 m13.7 mi
White Grass KnobS988 m12.9 mi
Spring MountainSW951 m8.5 mi
Chimney TopWNW945 m11.9 mi
New Creek MountainWNW940 m12.4 mi
Reynolds KnobS930 m6.8 mi
Buffalo Clover KnobSSE917 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 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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356517103

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