Laurel Creek Mountain
Laurel Creek Mountain rises to 1,090 m in West Virginia. Job Knob stands 1,324 m to the east-northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Allen Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Midland Trail passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31717787, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,090 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 15.7 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Concho Overlook · 21 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 23 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Allen Knob: 0.6 mi
- Mill Creek Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Sumac Knob: 1.7 mi
- Peaser Knob: 1.7 mi
- Buck Knob: 2.0 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Rupert City Park: 5.2 mi
- Rainelle Town Park: 5.6 mi
- Mundy Park: 5.7 mi
- Cambodia: 12.9 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 13.0 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 13.1 mi
- Fourth Buttress: 13.3 mi
- Third Buttress: 13.5 mi
- McClung: 1.2 mi
- Walker Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bryant: 2.4 mi
- Fairview: 3.8 mi
- Tina: 16.7 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 15.7 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 16.1 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 20.1 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 20.3 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 21.0 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 16.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 22.1 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 22.1 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 22.1 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 19.3 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 20.2 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 20.8 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 24.3 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 16.1 mi
- Needleseye Park: 22.9 mi
- Beartown State Park: 23.4 mi
- Grandview: 23.8 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Brooks Falls: 24.6 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 14.0 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 16.0 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Laurel Creek Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job Knob | ENE 73° | 1,324 m | 9.2 mi |
| Cold Knob | E 83° | 1,314 m | 12.6 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SE 127° | 1,271 m | 7.8 mi |
| Beech Knob | NE 48° | 1,261 m | 7.3 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | NE 49° | 1,255 m | 7.8 mi |
| Blue Knob | ENE 65° | 1,227 m | 13.3 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | NE 49° | 1,223 m | 6.0 mi |
| Manning Knob | ENE 58° | 1,210 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554916 — Laurel Creek Mountain, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525024
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