Moses Fork Mountain
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
- 13.3 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
69 named places within 25 miles
- Wells Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Cotton Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bull Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Hooker Knob: 4.5 mi
- Kelly Knob: 5.4 mi
- Kermit City Park: 8.3 mi
- Inez Park: 9.2 mi
- East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Area: 13.3 mi
- Fort Gay Veterans Memorial Park: 14.2 mi
- Loretta Lynn's Homeplace: 19.9 mi
- US 23 Country Music Highway Museum: 24.7 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 22.3 mi
- Kentucky Roots Farm: 22.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Knob | ESE 106° | 601 m | 23.7 mi |
| Pickering Knob | SE 127° | 587 m | 21.1 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SSE 148° | 578 m | 20.9 mi |
| Wet Knob | ESE 105° | 574 m | 21.0 mi |
| Antley Knob | SE 137° | 561 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cabin Hill | ESE 113° | 537 m | 19.6 mi |
| Godby Knob | E 92° | 523 m | 23.7 mi |
| Hoover Knob | E 97° | 513 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:17 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dunlow 1 SW, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356519045
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