Greenwood Mountain
Greenwood Mountain rises to 875 m in West Virginia. Sassafras Knob stands 1,116 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenwood, a ghost town 0.8 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31716714, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 875 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 9.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 24.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 8 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 18 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Highland Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Mann Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Walnut Knob: 2.4 mi
- Backus Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Beury Mountain: 3.4 mi
- McKendreee Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 4.2 mi
- New River Gorge National River: 5.2 mi
- WP Point: 7.9 mi
- Perry Park: 7.9 mi
- Camp Washington Carver: 8.3 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 12.1 mi
- Endless Wall: 12.1 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 12.2 mi
- Fern Point Area: 12.3 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 5.3 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 6.1 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 6.6 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 7.8 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 11.1 mi
- The Canopy: 7.2 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 9.9 mi
- Ship Rock: 11.3 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 13.5 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 18.3 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 13.7 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 13.7 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 14.0 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 15.7 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 15.8 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 10.1 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 21.2 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 22.6 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
- Grandview: 5.3 mi
- Needleseye Park: 9.6 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Brooks Falls: 12.9 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Greenwood Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sassafras Knob | SE 126° | 1,116 m | 16.0 mi |
| Boggs Knob | E 79° | 1,102 m | 11.3 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | SE 128° | 1,095 m | 15.5 mi |
| Elk Knob | SE 136° | 1,078 m | 15.9 mi |
| Myles Knob | ENE 58° | 1,054 m | 11.3 mi |
| Little Sewell Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,051 m | 15.1 mi |
| Walnut Knob | ENE 64° | 1,049 m | 2.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | SE 131° | 1,047 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:28 | 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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley Raleigh CO AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524906
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