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Halfmoon Mountain

Halfmoon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Halfmoon Mountain rises to 854 m in West Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the south, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Trout Run Fault Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31716771, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
854 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.00102, -78.63178

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 60
Museums: 24
Historic sites: 20
  • Van Buren Furnace: 4.4 mi
  • Collie Grave: 7.0 mi
  • Stephens Fort: 17.3 mi
  • South Carolina Monument: 17.3 mi
  • 128th New York Monument: 17.3 mi
Springs: 15
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Pavilian: 19.7 mi
  • Blue Hole Day Use Area: 23.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Cootie Bug: 19.9 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 19.9 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 24.1 mi
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 24.2 mi
  • Love: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Halfmoon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainS 179°1,006 m1.6 mi
Devils BenchmarkSW 227°995 m7.3 mi
Sugar KnobSSE 147°976 m2.0 mi
Little Sluice MountainSSE 148°951 m3.0 mi
Long MountainSW 231°951 m5.4 mi
Snyder KnobWSW 237°936 m9.1 mi
Paddy MountainE 84°910 m3.7 mi
Cove MountainSW 233°898 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:27
June solstice05:5020:0420:44
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3116:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506068727164534334
Precip in2.32.02.93.13.93.83.73.63.82.92.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wardensville R M Farm, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523719

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