Irish Mountain
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
- 1,010 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 17.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 20.2 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 28.8 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 18 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 25 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wallowhole Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Turniphole Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Patterson Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Fisher Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Gwinn Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Rainelle Park: 7.7 mi
- Meadow River Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Rainelle Town Park: 8.0 mi
- Mundy Park: 9.0 mi
- Rupert City Park: 9.2 mi
- 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
- Tina: 4.6 mi
- Fairview: 9.8 mi
- Greenwood: 11.0 mi
- Bryant: 11.6 mi
- Walker Hill: 12.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- The Canopy: 18.1 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 18.7 mi
- Ship Rock: 20.0 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 20.7 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 21.5 mi
- Brooks Falls: 11.3 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Grandview: 14.9 mi
- Needleseye Park: 19.9 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 9.5 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Irish Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | NE 54° | 1,271 m | 13.3 mi |
| Huggins Knob | ENE 59° | 1,204 m | 14.5 mi |
| Keeney Knob | SE 143° | 1,195 m | 7.4 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | SE 145° | 1,169 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rich Knob | NNE 29° | 1,160 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mill Creek Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,122 m | 12.9 mi |
| Allen Knob | NNE 22° | 1,119 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | SSE 164° | 1,116 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
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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