Kennison Mountain
Kennison Mountain rises to 1,129 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cranberry Back Country, a park 1.0 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31430715, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1129 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 26.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mikes Knob: 2.2 mi
- Bearwallow Knob: 4.0 mi
- Hanging Rock: 4.3 mi
- Fork Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Rockcamp Knob: 5.4 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 1.0 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 6.1 mi
- Bishop Knob Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 9.5 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 5.4 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 5.6 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 5.7 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 9.3 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 9.7 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Hillsboro: 11.4 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 16.3 mi
- Beartown State Park: 14.7 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 15.1 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 9.2 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 11.3 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 11.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Kennison Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Spruce Knob | ENE 65° | 1,434 m | 12.2 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,428 m | 13.2 mi |
| Big Spruce Knob | E 85° | 1,419 m | 8.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | E 101° | 1,403 m | 6.7 mi |
| Tea Creek Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,385 m | 12.1 mi |
| Barlow Top | ESE 103° | 1,384 m | 7.5 mi |
| Briery Knob | S 174° | 1,377 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rocky Knob | S 178° | 1,355 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554862 — Kennison Mountain, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525007
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