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Malden Mountain

Malden Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Malden Mountain rises to 455 m in West Virginia. Hodge Knob stands 950 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Malden village, a park 2.2 miles away. Midland Trail passes 1.9 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31718173, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
455 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.27649, -81.52929

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Malden village: 2.2 mi
  • Marmet Locks Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
  • Bill Wells Community Park: 2.7 mi
  • Fishing Pier: 3.0 mi
  • 57th St Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 42
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Skyline Drive: 4.5 mi
  • Indian Rock: 18.8 mi
  • Vanbibbers Rock: 19.4 mi
  • The Mystery Hole: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Grotto: 7.9 mi
  • Cathedral Falls: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Malden Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hodge KnobSSE 153°950 m24.4 mi
Kayford MountainSSE 159°873 m22.6 mi
Payne KnobSSE 148°851 m21.6 mi
Ford KnobSE 130°845 m23.7 mi
Gauley MountainESE 111°774 m24.1 mi
Big RockSE 126°758 m23.1 mi
Bearwallow KnobESE 105°708 m23.4 mi
Armstrong MountainSE 135°702 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:38
June solstice06:0420:1420:54
September equinox07:1518:5019:25
December solstice07:4016:2817:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353846576572767568574639
Precip in3.33.44.13.64.94.75.43.73.52.93.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charleston - Yeager AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555031 — Malden Mountain, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525075

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