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Little Birch Mountain

Little Birch Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Birch Mountain rises to 577 m in West Virginia. Snakeden Mountain stands 1,169 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Barnette Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717904, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
577 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.53816, -80.71204

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 29
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 4
  • Burnsville Waterfall: 21.6 mi
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Tecumseh Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Rudolph Falls: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 21.8 mi
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bulltown Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Summersville Lake State Park: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Little Birch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snakeden MountainSE 138°1,169 m21.2 mi
Red Oak KnobSE 131°1,129 m19.5 mi
Bee KnobESE 117°987 m16.9 mi
Bishop KnobSE 138°954 m18.3 mi
Pompeys KnobESE 108°951 m21.8 mi
Payne KnobESE 109°945 m17.1 mi
Bill KnobE 99°935 m21.1 mi
Cottle KnobSSE 164°924 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0020:1120:51
September equinox07:1118:4719:22
December solstice07:3816:2417:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546371757468574537
Precip in3.83.54.54.25.45.36.14.63.73.63.54.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sutton Lake, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554960 — Little Birch Mountain, Braxton County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525035

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