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Locust Mountain

Locust Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Locust Mountain rises to 788 m in West Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the south-southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31718057, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
788 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.81400, -79.17754

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
Cliffs: 8
  • Eagle Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 10.3 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 10.3 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 10.3 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 10.3 mi
Springs: 7
  • Hall Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Sand Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Maple Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 20.6 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Locust Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobSSE 151°1,231 m9.7 mi
High KnobW 277°1,151 m8.6 mi
North Fork PeakNNW 329°1,083 m9.9 mi
Rader KnobSE 140°1,019 m9.7 mi
Spring MountainENE 66°951 m0.9 mi
Rocky MountainSW 215°939 m5.8 mi
Reynolds KnobE 94°930 m6.2 mi
Fisher MountainSSW 198°918 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0620:46
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3216:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525066

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