Little Birch Mountain
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
- 22.2 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
- Barnette Hill: 2.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.7 mi
- Fox Knob: 4.9 mi
- Coon Knob: 6.5 mi
- James Knob: 8.4 mi
- Young Monument: 7.6 mi
- Bee Run Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
- Tioga Community Park: 8.7 mi
- Sutton Downtown Historic District: 8.7 mi
- Gassaway Park: 9.8 mi
- Hanging Rock: 18.3 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 19.4 mi
- Circus Wall: 21.5 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 21.6 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 21.6 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 21.6 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 21.7 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 21.8 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 22.9 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 8.2 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 19.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 21.8 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 23.7 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Bulltown: 19.0 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 21.8 mi
- Gilmer County: 23.4 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 23.8 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 24.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snakeden Mountain | SE 138° | 1,169 m | 21.2 mi |
| Red Oak Knob | SE 131° | 1,129 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bee Knob | ESE 117° | 987 m | 16.9 mi |
| Bishop Knob | SE 138° | 954 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pompeys Knob | ESE 108° | 951 m | 21.8 mi |
| Payne Knob | ESE 109° | 945 m | 17.1 mi |
| Bill Knob | E 99° | 935 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cottle Knob | SSE 164° | 924 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
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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