Middle Mountain
Middle Mountain rises to 1,339 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the east, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mingo Knob, a peak 2.6 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31718326, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1339 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 16.2 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 16.7 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 8 mi
- Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mingo Knob: 2.6 mi
- Valley Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Barlow Top: 3.5 mi
- Tallow Knob: 3.7 mi
- Sharp Knob: 3.9 mi
- Tea Creek Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 8.0 mi
- Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 9.1 mi
- Cass Historical District: 10.0 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 10.1 mi
- Cass: 9.9 mi
- Powerhouse: 10.2 mi
- Boiler House: 10.2 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 18.7 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 8.6 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 20.1 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 21.6 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 22.2 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 22.4 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 14.9 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 21.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 16.9 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 24.0 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 18.8 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 22.5 mi
- Raven Rocks: 15.1 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 15.7 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 19.5 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Middle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | E 86° | 1,481 m | 5.0 mi |
| Thorny Benchmark | ESE 117° | 1,481 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | E 85° | 1,476 m | 8.8 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | ENE 66° | 1,457 m | 5.7 mi |
| Red Spruce Knob | SSW 203° | 1,434 m | 8.3 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | ENE 58° | 1,433 m | 7.9 mi |
| Snyder Knob | NE 45° | 1,432 m | 9.8 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,428 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snowshoe, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555113 — Middle Mountain, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525096
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