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Hedges Mountain

Hedges Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hedges Mountain rises to 379 m in West Virginia. High Point stands 789 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Paines Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31716945, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
379 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.58287, -78.10973

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Spruce Pine Hollow Park: 3.4 mi
  • Rooney Park: 5.1 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Hedgesville Historic District: 6.4 mi
  • Hedgesville Park: 6.6 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 22
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 6.0 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 6.0 mi
  • Farnham Colossi: 13.8 mi
  • Almost Heaven Sign: 14.7 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 14.7 mi
Museums: 20
  • CCC museum: 5.9 mi
  • Museum of Berkeley Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Hancock Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Belle Boyd House: 11.6 mi
  • For the Kids by George Children's Museum: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Springs: 8
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Neglar Spring: 9.4 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 12.6 mi
  • Natural Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 12.9 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 13.0 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 14.0 mi
  • Gainsboro Tourist Park: 22.7 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Beach 2: 22.0 mi
  • Beach 1: 22.1 mi
  • Beach 3: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Four Square Garden: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Dargan Bend: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Hedges Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointSW 233°789 m15.9 mi
Cacapon 2WSW 253°673 m11.2 mi
Cross MountainNNE 32°627 m11.9 mi
The LockingsNNW 329°618 m19.5 mi
Hearthstone MountainNE 39°616 m11.5 mi
Sleepy Creek MountainSSW 208°580 m9.8 mi
Purslane MountainW 271°568 m13.8 mi
Shockeys KnobSSW 206°567 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4620:0420:44
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:3016:1016:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536371767467554436
Precip in2.82.63.73.64.23.54.13.04.23.33.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsburg 2, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554675 — Hedges Mountain, Berkeley County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524928

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