Hanging Rock
Hanging Rock rises to 1,166 m in West Virginia. Big Spruce Knob stands 1,419 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cranberry Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.4 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31430562, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1166 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Briery Knob: 2.1 mi
- Snakeden Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Mill Knob: 3.3 mi
- Fork Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Kennison Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 3.3 mi
- Bishop Knob Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 5.9 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Circus Wall: 21.8 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 21.9 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 22.0 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 22.1 mi
- Long Wall: 22.2 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 5.4 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 8.3 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 8.5 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 8.6 mi
- Mill Run: 16.2 mi
- McClung: 22.4 mi
- Walker Hill: 22.7 mi
- Bryant: 23.7 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 6.1 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 22.7 mi
- Beartown State Park: 17.3 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 19.1 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 22.7 mi
- Hillsboro: 15.3 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 20.3 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 5.7 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 14.6 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 15.3 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Hanging Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spruce Knob | E 92° | 1,419 m | 12.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | ESE 102° | 1,403 m | 11.0 mi |
| Barlow Top | ESE 103° | 1,384 m | 11.9 mi |
| Briery Knob | SSE 150° | 1,377 m | 9.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SSE 150° | 1,355 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sugar Creek Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,355 m | 10.4 mi |
| High Rock | ESE 109° | 1,347 m | 13.4 mi |
| Blue Knob | SE 127° | 1,340 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524913
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