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High Head Mountain

High Head Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

High Head Mountain rises to 1,022 m in West Virginia. Wrights Peak stands 1,242 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Hills, a peak 1.7 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1022 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.59790, -80.32006

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 6
Springs: 6
  • Big Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 4.9 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • The Cascades: 6.6 mi
  • Beaverdam Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Middle Cascades: 6.7 mi
  • Cascades: 21.2 mi
Museums: 4
  • Second Creek Mill: 8.9 mi
  • Craig County Historical Society: 13.3 mi
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Society: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 1
  • Udderly Chic(k): 3.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of High Head Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wrights PeakSW 233°1,242 m14.0 mi
Fork MountainSW 226°1,192 m13.3 mi
Fork MountainSW 226°1,190 m13.3 mi
Arnolds KnobS 190°1,186 m7.4 mi
Hanging RockSW 228°1,153 m9.7 mi
Moteshard MountainSSW 198°1,136 m8.2 mi
Little MountainSW 220°1,127 m14.2 mi
Sinking Creek MountainSSE 150°1,117 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:33
June solstice06:0120:0820:47
September equinox07:1018:4519:20
December solstice07:3316:2617:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543536169727165544336
Precip in2.72.33.33.54.63.83.83.33.62.62.52.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union 3 SSE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523780

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