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Moses Fork Mountain

Moses Fork Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Moses Fork Mountain rises to 394 m in West Virginia. Rattlesnake Knob stands 601 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wells Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 13 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31718439, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
394 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.96176, -82.41765

69 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
Parks: 21
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Kentucky Roots Farm: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Paintsville Elementary Tiger Mascot: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake KnobESE 106°601 m23.7 mi
Pickering KnobSE 127°587 m21.1 mi
Buffalo MountainSSE 148°578 m20.9 mi
Wet KnobESE 105°574 m21.0 mi
Antley KnobSE 137°561 m7.8 mi
Cabin HillESE 113°537 m19.6 mi
Godby KnobE 92°523 m23.7 mi
Hoover KnobE 97°513 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:42
June solstice06:0820:1720:56
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:4316:3317:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745566471747367564638
Precip in3.93.74.54.54.84.94.63.53.73.43.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dunlow 1 SW, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356519045

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