Malden Mountain
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
- 1.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 22.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kanawha Falls · 19 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 24 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 25 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Bee Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Mount Desert: 8.4 mi
- Holmes Knob: 11.0 mi
- Hickory Knob: 11.3 mi
- Hammick Hill: 11.9 mi
- Lincoln Walks at Midnight: 6.1 mi
- West Virginia Liberty Bell: 6.1 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Frankenberger Art Gallery: 6.1 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 6.2 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 6.3 mi
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum: 7.7 mi
- Nitro Wars Museum: 19.7 mi
- Skyline Drive: 4.5 mi
- Indian Rock: 18.8 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 19.4 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 23.6 mi
- Governor's Garden: 6.2 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Wedding Garden: 8.7 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Coal River Nature Reserve: 19.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hodge Knob | SSE 153° | 950 m | 24.4 mi |
| Kayford Mountain | SSE 159° | 873 m | 22.6 mi |
| Payne Knob | SSE 148° | 851 m | 21.6 mi |
| Ford Knob | SE 130° | 845 m | 23.7 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | ESE 111° | 774 m | 24.1 mi |
| Big Rock | SE 126° | 758 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bearwallow Knob | ESE 105° | 708 m | 23.4 mi |
| Armstrong Mountain | SE 135° | 702 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:28 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
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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