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Haystack Mountain

Haystack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Mountain rises to 766 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 2.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31716910, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
766 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.95567, -81.20760

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
  • Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
  • Collins Park: 2.9 mi
  • Old Collins Middle: 3.0 mi
  • Oak Hill City Park: 3.4 mi
  • Historic Lewis House: 3.5 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Dowdy Bluff: 9.5 mi
  • Fern Point Area: 10.5 mi
  • Party Buttress Area: 10.5 mi
  • Honeymooner Area: 10.6 mi
  • Endless Wall: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Coal Miner Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Walter Scott's statue: 5.4 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 7.9 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 8.0 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cathedral Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Peters Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 21.4 mi
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Brooks Falls: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy KnobSW 233°1,083 m19.3 mi
Walnut KnobESE 104°1,049 m14.8 mi
Pilot KnobSW 236°1,037 m20.2 mi
Ford KnobE 98°1,026 m19.1 mi
Pond KnobWSW 249°1,011 m12.9 mi
Coal River MountainWSW 247°1,009 m12.2 mi
Beelick KnobESE 109°991 m19.1 mi
Lick KnobW 264°989 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:37
June solstice06:0320:1220:51
September equinox07:1318:4919:24
December solstice07:3816:2817:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536168717065544436
Precip in3.53.34.24.25.15.54.64.13.72.92.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Hill, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1540095 — Haystack Mountain, Fayette County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356517488

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