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Little Mountain

Little Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mountain rises to 1,056 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Viney Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1554966)

Wikidata Q31717989, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1056 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.17123, -80.22479

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 19
Historic sites: 5
  • Hillsboro: 2.4 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 7.1 mi
  • Cass: 22.8 mi
  • Boiler House: 23.3 mi
  • Powerhouse: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Locust Creek Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 19.6 mi
  • Grose Spring: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 12.6 mi
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 17.2 mi
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 20.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Spruce KnobNNE 20°1,434 m11.4 mi
Red Lick MountainNNE 27°1,428 m11.3 mi
Big Spruce KnobN 10°1,419 m6.4 mi
Black MountainN 351°1,403 m4.5 mi
Gay KnobNE 40°1,386 m13.1 mi
Tea Creek MountainNNE 14°1,385 m12.4 mi
Barlow TopN 1°1,384 m4.0 mi
Briery KnobWSW 254°1,377 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice05:5920:0920:48
September equinox07:0918:4519:20
December solstice07:3516:2417:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139495967716963514032
Precip in3.73.14.44.14.84.14.23.73.53.03.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckeye, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525049

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