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Mitchell Mountain

Mitchell Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Mitchell Mountain rises to 917 m in West Virginia. Kile Knob stands 1,395 m to the northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is High Knob, a peak 2.0 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 19 miles off.

The story

Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31718387, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
917 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.53679, -79.35338

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 37
  • Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
  • Thorn Spring Park: 4.8 mi
  • Franklin Town Park: 7.5 mi
  • Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Brandywine Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
Springs: 13
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 10.3 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 12.1 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 13.5 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 15.0 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 15.0 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Mitchell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kile KnobNW1,395 m8.9 mi
Panther KnobWNW1,371 m7.9 mi
Snowy MountainW1,370 m9.8 mi
Reddish KnobSE1,338 m7.9 mi
Flagpole KnobESE1,336 m9.3 mi
Slate Springs MountainESE1,332 m9.2 mi
Bother KnobESE1,323 m7.9 mi
Pike KnobNNW1,308 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5420:0620:46
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3216:1917:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524052

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