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Long Mountain

Long Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Long Mountain rises to 951 m in West Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the east-northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rock, a peak 1.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q31718104, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
951 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.95219, -78.70996

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 46
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 16
Springs: 14
Attractions: 9
Cliffs: 7
Artworks: 4
  • Cootie Bug: 16.6 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 16.6 mi
  • Love: 23.4 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Long Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainENE 67°1,006 m4.6 mi
Devils BenchmarkSW 216°995 m1.9 mi
Sugar KnobENE 72°976 m5.6 mi
Little Sluice MountainE 82°951 m5.9 mi
Snyder KnobWSW 244°936 m3.8 mi
Paddy MountainENE 64°910 m8.7 mi
Cove MountainSW 234°898 m7.7 mi
Big SchlossESE 107°894 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5020:0420:44
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3116:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239515967716963524234

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523949

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