Limestone Mountain
Limestone Mountain rises to 945 m in West Virginia. Weiss Knob stands 1,359 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is St George Park, a park 3.9 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
Limestone Mountain is a summit in West Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 3,100 feet (940 m), Limestone Mountain is the 325th highest summit in the state of West Virginia. Limestone Mountain was named for its blue limestone rock formations.
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Wikidata Q31717871, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 945 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 6.7 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 16.1 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- St George Park: 3.9 mi
- Blackwater Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Cool Springs: 6.8 mi
- Fred Long Centennial Park: 8.4 mi
- Corner Park: 8.8 mi
- Pifer Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Texas Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Close Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Turkey Knob: 8.9 mi
- Cannon Hill: 9.2 mi
- Albert Falls: 11.5 mi
- Douglas Falls: 11.8 mi
- Elakala Falls: 13.3 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 13.8 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 24.1 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 11.6 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 16.1 mi
- Beth's Garden: 20.2 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 20.2 mi
- Elkins Roundhouse: 22.2 mi
- Generation Museum: 8.8 mi
- Covered Bridge Museum: 19.0 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 20.2 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 20.2 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 20.2 mi
- Harlan Irons Spring: 12.4 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 18.9 mi
- Ernest Carr Spring: 22.5 mi
- Lorraine Burke Spring: 23.8 mi
- Pat Spring: 24.3 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 19.5 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 21.1 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 21.2 mi
- Valley Falls State Park: 23.8 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 24.7 mi
- Kempton: 11.5 mi
- Mill Run: 16.5 mi
- Stringtown: 20.1 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 13.1 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 18.5 mi
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Limestone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weiss Knob | SE 138° | 1,359 m | 21.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | SE 135° | 1,332 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | SE 135° | 1,331 m | 21.2 mi |
| Cabin | SE 131° | 1,304 m | 21.0 mi |
| Pointy Knob | SE 141° | 1,265 m | 17.1 mi |
| Canaan Mountain | SE 141° | 1,265 m | 17.1 mi |
| Snowy Point | E 101° | 1,235 m | 20.5 mi |
| Pond Lick Mountain | S 185° | 1,222 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:17 | 17:00 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rowlesburg 1, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356523914
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