Moteshard Mountain
Moteshard Mountain rises to 1,136 m in West Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Arnolds Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31718465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1136 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 19.8 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 26.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Arnolds Knob: 1.4 mi
- Sevenmile Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Big Knob: 4.4 mi
- Hanging Rock: 4.9 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Potts Creek Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- White Rock Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
- Lynnside Historic District: 11.8 mi
- Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District: 12.6 mi
- Newport Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 11.4 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 11.8 mi
- Winfrey’s Rock: 17.0 mi
- VTCC WW1 and April 16th Memorial: 17.8 mi
- The Pylons: 17.9 mi
- Niday Place State Forest: 6.6 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 14.5 mi
- Bear Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 12.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.8 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 13.7 mi
- Barney's Wall: 14.6 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 13.5 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 14.2 mi
- St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall: 17.6 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 18.0 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 18.8 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 8.1 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 17.8 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 18.6 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 18.9 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 18.9 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 7.8 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 8.1 mi
- Keffer Oak: 9.3 mi
- Organ Cave: 16.6 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 19.1 mi
- Big Spring: 12.2 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 12.2 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 12.4 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 12.4 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 13.0 mi
- Cascades: 14.0 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 14.4 mi
- The Cascades: 14.4 mi
- Middle Cascades: 14.5 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 18.6 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 18.9 mi
- Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Moteshard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SW 225° | 1,327 m | 13.2 mi |
| Wind Rock | WSW 240° | 1,246 m | 9.7 mi |
| Wrights Peak | W 266° | 1,242 m | 8.7 mi |
| Brushy Top | WSW 243° | 1,236 m | 14.4 mi |
| Lone Pine Peak | SW 233° | 1,232 m | 8.8 mi |
| Salt Pond Mountain | SW 233° | 1,231 m | 8.8 mi |
| Doe Mountain | SW 231° | 1,211 m | 14.3 mi |
| Minie Ball Hill | WSW 237° | 1,197 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:27 | 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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union 3 SSE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555163 — Mottesheard Mountain, Monroe County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525112
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 28 mi
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