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Long Run Hill

Long Run Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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.

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

Coordinates38.82205, -80.06785

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 42
Historic sites: 5
  • 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
Springs: 5
  • 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
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • High Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Tecumseh Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 18.6 mi
  • High Falls of Cheat: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 2
  • H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 13.9 mi
  • Buckhannon Mural: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bear Haven Day Use Area: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Long Run Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snyder KnobSSE 164°1,432 m20.5 mi
Crouch KnobSSE 161°1,374 m18.3 mi
Gaudineer KnobSE 140°1,351 m18.7 mi
Hutton KnobSE 146°1,291 m15.0 mi
White TopSE 143°1,237 m17.1 mi
Pond Lick MountainENE 75°1,222 m18.5 mi
Mast KnobSSW 199°1,221 m15.0 mi
Stuart KnobENE 67°1,221 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:32
June solstice05:5620:1020:49
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:3616:2017:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039495866696863524134

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

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