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Hunter Hill

Hunter Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hunter Hill rises to 266 m in West Virginia. Buzzard Rocks stands 388 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge Interpretative Exhibit, a museum 0.7 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717355, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
266 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.38146, -81.42401

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gunlock Park: 1.4 mi
  • Marietta Township Park: 1.7 mi
  • Tomlinson Park: 1.9 mi
  • Williamstown Ohio River Access Site: 2.2 mi
  • Fenton Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks: 30
  • Sharktooth Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Daylight Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Fox Point: 9.1 mi
  • Red Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Kinderhook Hill: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 7
Attractions: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • West Virginia Welcome Center: 1.2 mi
  • Washington Interstate 77 NB: 4.9 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 18.5 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quincy Park: 10.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Irish Run Natural Bridge: 15.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hunter Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard RocksSE 136°388 m11.6 mi
Coffee KnobNNW 345°358 m24.6 mi
Mail Point HillSSW 193°348 m24.8 mi
Kinderhook HillENE 77°338 m10.9 mi
Jephany KnobS 178°336 m23.1 mi
Haystack HillNE 54°334 m14.8 mi
Dodd HillNE 48°334 m20.1 mi
Ferguson HillENE 75°331 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:38
June solstice06:0020:1620:57
September equinox07:1418:4919:25
December solstice07:4316:2417:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442536371757467554436
Precip in3.53.14.04.04.44.94.83.63.43.22.93.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marietta Wwtp, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1551525 — Hunter Hill, Wood County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356523829

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