Long Run Hill
Long Run Hill rises to 876 m in West Virginia. Snyder Knob stands 1,432 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 5.2 miles off. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31718112, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 876 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 5.3 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 17.0 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 21.3 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
128 named places within 25 miles
- Bear Knob: 0.7 mi
- Kelly Knob: 1.4 mi
- Church Knob: 4.2 mi
- Nettle Mountain: 5.6 mi
- High Germany Knob: 6.1 mi
- Tall Oaks Roadside Park: 6.5 mi
- Valley Bend Wetland Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Mill Creek City Park: 8.3 mi
- George Ward Elementary School Park: 8.3 mi
- Huttonsville Park: 9.0 mi
- Wilson Monument: 12.5 mi
- Elkins Roundhouse: 13.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Upshur War Monument: 14.8 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Pat Spring: 18.8 mi
- Lorraine Burke Spring: 19.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 20.7 mi
- Ernest Carr Spring: 20.8 mi
- Harlan Irons Spring: 23.7 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 10.4 mi
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 13.6 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 15.1 mi
- Covered Bridge Museum: 22.9 mi
- High Falls: 16.0 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 18.2 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 18.6 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 23.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 11.6 mi
- Hanging Rock: 21.8 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 22.4 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 13.3 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 18.3 mi
- Stonewall Resort State Park: 24.6 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 10.7 mi
- Maniac Mountain: 17.4 mi
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 13.9 mi
- Buckhannon Mural: 14.8 mi
- Gertrude: 18.5 mi
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Long Run Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snyder Knob | SSE 164° | 1,432 m | 20.5 mi |
| Ward Knob | SSE 165° | 1,385 m | 21.9 mi |
| Crouch Knob | SSE 161° | 1,374 m | 18.3 mi |
| Gaudineer Knob | SE 140° | 1,351 m | 18.7 mi |
| Hutton Knob | SE 146° | 1,291 m | 15.0 mi |
| White Top | SE 143° | 1,237 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pond Lick Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,222 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mast Knob | SSW 199° | 1,221 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickens 2 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1727095 — Long Run Hill, Randolph County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356535178
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 15 mi
- Weston · 26 mi
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