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Hommon Mountain

Hommon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hommon Mountain rises to 738 m in West Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the east, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rock, a peak 2.1 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717257, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
738 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.97761, -78.76335

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 47
Springs: 14
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Cootie Bug: 18.9 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 18.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Hommon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainE 89°1,006 m7.1 mi
Devils BenchmarkSSE 153°995 m3.7 mi
Sugar KnobE 91°976 m8.2 mi
Long MountainESE 121°951 m3.4 mi
Little Sluice MountainE 96°951 m8.7 mi
Snyder KnobS 189°936 m3.4 mi
Paddy MountainE 79°910 m10.9 mi
Cove MountainSSW 208°898 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5020:0520:45
September equinox07:0318:3919:14
December solstice07:3116:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239515967716963524234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523815

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