Leith Mountain
Leith Mountain rises to 484 m in West Virginia. Pinnacle stands 864 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Darbys Nose, a peak 1.4 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 8.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31717827, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 484 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 8.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 17 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 20 mi
- Devils Nose · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Darbys Nose: 1.4 mi
- Bear Garden Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Georges Peak: 2.7 mi
- Castle Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Slanes Knob: 3.2 mi
- Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Capon Bridge Park: 4.0 mi
- Reynolds Store Neighborhood Park: 6.0 mi
- Slanesville Park: 6.8 mi
- Gainesboro Neighborhood Park: 9.6 mi
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 7.4 mi
- Timbrook Park: 17.5 mi
- Judge John Handley Memorial: 17.6 mi
- POW-MIA Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Prospect Rock: 18.3 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 4.3 mi
- Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 11.4 mi
- Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: 16.8 mi
- The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 17.0 mi
- Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters: 17.1 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 15.9 mi
- Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 16.2 mi
- White House Apple Statue: 16.8 mi
- Welcome Pineapple: 17.0 mi
- Stars and Stripes Apple Statue: 17.1 mi
- Cacapon Resort State Park: 13.2 mi
- Eidolon Nature Preserve: 18.0 mi
- Turkey Camp Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 18.4 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Richards CREP Easement: 19.4 mi
- Natural Spring: 10.0 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 10.9 mi
- Neglar Spring: 14.0 mi
- Town Spring: 16.8 mi
- Roadside Spring: 18.1 mi
- Beach 1: 5.2 mi
- Beach 3: 5.2 mi
- Beach 2: 5.8 mi
- River Beach: 14.9 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 19.9 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 8.6 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 8.6 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 8.9 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 18.6 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 18.3 mi
- Dog Cliff: 18.7 mi
- Three High Heads: 22.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.9 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 8.4 mi
- Mountain Falls: 14.7 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 9.9 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 17.2 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 3.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Leith Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | S 186° | 864 m | 14.7 mi |
| Johnnies Knob | SSW 193° | 803 m | 19.4 mi |
| Eagle Rock | S 190° | 791 m | 16.8 mi |
| High Point | NNE 27° | 789 m | 6.8 mi |
| Spring Mountain | SSW 193° | 738 m | 16.9 mi |
| Stony Mountain | WSW 247° | 697 m | 18.4 mi |
| Spring Gap Mountain | NNW 330° | 679 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | NNE 22° | 673 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
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 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554939 — Leith Mountain, Hampshire County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525029
Day trips start here
- Martinsburg · 25 mi
- Hedgesville · 26 mi
- Hancock · 27 mi
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