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Irish Mountain

Irish Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Irish Mountain rises to 1,010 m in West Virginia. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wallowhole Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Midland Trail passes 7.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717421, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1010 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.85928, -80.78731

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
Cliffs: 27
  • Dowdy Bluff: 14.8 mi
  • Honeymooner Area: 20.0 mi
  • Endless Wall: 20.0 mi
  • Party Buttress Area: 20.2 mi
  • Fern Point Area: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 20
Historic sites: 8
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 7.8 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 14.1 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 15.8 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 15.9 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 16.6 mi
Museums: 8
  • Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Veteran's Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Hinton Railroad Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 19.6 mi
  • Second Creek Mill: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 2
  • Sandstone Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Brooks Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Irish Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainNE 54°1,271 m13.3 mi
Keeney KnobSE 143°1,195 m7.4 mi
Red Spring MountainSE 145°1,169 m6.7 mi
Rich KnobNNE 29°1,160 m12.6 mi
Mill Creek MountainNNE 22°1,122 m12.9 mi
Allen KnobNNE 22°1,119 m13.6 mi
Sassafras KnobSSE 164°1,116 m7.7 mi
Boggs KnobN 5°1,102 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:35
June solstice06:0220:1020:49
September equinox07:1218:4719:22
December solstice07:3616:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542536269737266544335
Precip in3.02.93.83.64.43.74.23.13.42.62.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554779 — Irish Mountain, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524972

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