Hodam Mountain
Hodam Mountain rises to 808 m in West Virginia. Sharp Knob stands 1,379 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cool Spring Knob, a peak 3.6 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31717196, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 808 m
How to reach it
- 20.0 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 23.5 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 27.4 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cool Spring Knob: 3.6 mi
- Potato Knob: 4.9 mi
- Elk Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Buffalo Bull Knob: 5.3 mi
- Miller Knob: 6.0 mi
- Bolair Ball Field: 10.8 mi
- Fort Pickens Monument: 14.2 mi
- Falls Mill Access Area: 15.2 mi
- Cowen Town Park: 15.4 mi
- Holly Gray Park: 15.6 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 5.3 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 6.4 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 21.6 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 24.6 mi
- Hanging Rock: 7.2 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 11.6 mi
- Raven Rocks: 17.8 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 16.2 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 16.6 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 13.1 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 14.6 mi
- Bulltown: 16.5 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.4 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Hodam Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Knob | SE 133° | 1,379 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bradshaw Hill | ESE 122° | 1,335 m | 15.2 mi |
| Rocky Point | ESE 120° | 1,313 m | 14.4 mi |
| South Fork Mountain | SE 145° | 1,244 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mast Knob | E 82° | 1,221 m | 12.7 mi |
| Whitman Knob | E 80° | 1,193 m | 15.2 mi |
| Buck Knob | ENE 77° | 1,173 m | 16.0 mi |
| Back Fork Mountain | E 88° | 1,138 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hacker Valley, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356517655
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 29 mi
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