Horsepen Mountain
Horsepen Mountain rises to 763 m in West Virginia. Burning Rock stands 912 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Coon Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 20 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Horsepen Mountain is a mountain of the Appalachian Plateau on the border of Logan and Mingo Counties, West Virginia, United States. It is the highest point in Mingo County. The Mingo Lookout Tower is located on the mountain.
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Wikidata Q31804962, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 763 m
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 23.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grassy Overlook · 29 mi
- Towers Overlook · 30 mi
- Mill Rock Overlook · 30 mi
- State Line Overlook · 30 mi
70 named places within 25 miles
- Coon Knob: 1.5 mi
- Glen Alum Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Ben Creek Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Pickering Knob: 11.4 mi
- Blackberry Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Larry Joe Harless Community Center: 7.4 mi
- Hatfield-McCoy Park: 9.9 mi
- Man Youth Sports Complex: 10.0 mi
- Turkey Fork School: 10.1 mi
- Buffalo Creek Memoral Park: 10.3 mi
- Man WV War Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 9.9 mi
- John Cooke Marker: 20.4 mi
- Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 20.6 mi
- Bartley Mine Disaster: 24.9 mi
- Matewan Depot: 9.7 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 20.0 mi
- Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 12.2 mi
- Big Branch Day Use Area: 12.4 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horsepen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Rock | ENE 77° | 912 m | 16.6 mi |
| Panther Knob | ENE 74° | 866 m | 21.1 mi |
| Huff Mountain | ENE 74° | 835 m | 18.6 mi |
| Spring Mountain | ENE 57° | 813 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mullins Mountain | SSE 162° | 777 m | 24.9 mi |
| Dicks Knob | SW 233° | 758 m | 16.0 mi |
| Hylton Knob | SSW 212° | 748 m | 17.8 mi |
| Coon Knob | E 96° | 741 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RD Bailey Lake, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1540506 — Horsepen Mountain, Mingo County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356517725
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