Moss Mountain
Moss Mountain rises to 943 m in West Virginia. Arnolds Knob stands 1,186 m to the south-southwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Negro Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31718457, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 943 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 10.6 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Negro Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Wolf Hills: 1.5 mi
- Slaty Mountain: 2.5 mi
- High Head Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Fletcher Knob: 4.4 mi
- Lynnside Historic District: 2.0 mi
- Potts Creek Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Lynch Field Park: 11.5 mi
- National Childrens Forest: 11.7 mi
- Paisley Park: 11.9 mi
- High Point: 9.1 mi
- Piney Point: 9.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.3 mi
- Coffman Hill: 12.1 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 19.4 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 3.7 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 17.3 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Niday Place State Forest: 17.5 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 2.3 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 2.6 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 2.7 mi
- Big Spring: 2.7 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 2.8 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 4.3 mi
- Organ Cave: 10.4 mi
- The Bunker: 11.0 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 16.7 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 16.8 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 9.9 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 12.8 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 14.7 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 19.3 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 24.0 mi
- Whitcomb: 13.0 mi
- Brink: 15.4 mi
- Alum Springs: 16.8 mi
- Egypt: 24.0 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 2.0 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 18.5 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 22.0 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 3.7 mi
- Middle Cascades: 3.7 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 24.7 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 4.3 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Moss Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnolds Knob | SSW 200° | 1,186 m | 10.0 mi |
| Moteshard Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,136 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sinking Creek Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,117 m | 14.0 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SSE 165° | 1,108 m | 14.0 mi |
| Hanging Rock | SE 135° | 1,102 m | 6.4 mi |
| Earn Knob | SSE 157° | 1,097 m | 14.0 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | E 80° | 1,084 m | 14.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 94° | 1,074 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Sulphur Springs, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1552192 — Moss Mountain, Monroe County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524064
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