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Kennison Mountain

Kennison Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Kennison Mountain rises to 1,147 m in West Virginia. Big Spruce Knob stands 1,419 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hock Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717645, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1147 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.11678, -80.34563

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 4
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Hillsboro: 7.6 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 12.3 mi
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 24.9 mi
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Kennison Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Spruce KnobNE 37°1,419 m12.6 mi
Black MountainNE 36°1,403 m10.0 mi
Barlow TopNE 41°1,384 m10.2 mi
Briery KnobN 2°1,377 m1.9 mi
Rocky KnobN 351°1,355 m2.8 mi
Sugar Creek MountainNNE 21°1,355 m14.1 mi
High RockNE 52°1,347 m9.9 mi
Blue KnobNE 41°1,340 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:33
June solstice05:5920:0920:48
September equinox07:1018:4519:20
December solstice07:3516:2417:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139505865696863534234
Precip in4.34.05.34.85.85.26.04.44.23.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554861 — Kennison Mountain, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525005

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