Mount Desert
Mount Desert rises to 491 m in West Virginia. Lick Knob stands 989 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pratt Historic District, a park 5.4 miles away. Midland Trail passes 5.2 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31716343, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 491 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 16.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kanawha Falls · 13 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 18 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 18 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pratt Historic District: 5.4 mi
- Ward Street Playground: 5.7 mi
- Pratt-Hansford Baseball Fields: 6.0 mi
- Calvert Field: 6.3 mi
- Pioneer Park: 6.7 mi
- Bird Knob: 7.9 mi
- Hickory Knob: 8.1 mi
- Malden Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Beulah Knob: 9.0 mi
- Independence Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Train tunnel: 6.2 mi
- Captain John Young: 12.1 mi
- West Virginia Liberty Bell: 13.2 mi
- Lincoln Walks at Midnight: 13.2 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Sandstonia: 20.0 mi
- Kingfish: 20.1 mi
- Ameless Wall: 20.2 mi
- Little Head Wall: 20.3 mi
- Headless Wall: 20.3 mi
- Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson: 13.2 mi
- Women's Soldier: 13.3 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Firefighter's Memorial: 13.4 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Police Officer's Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Burial Atendants: 18.2 mi
- Skyline Drive: 10.9 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 13.2 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 17.1 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 22.2 mi
- Grotto: 12.7 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 14.2 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 13.3 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 13.4 mi
- Frankenberger Art Gallery: 13.4 mi
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum: 14.9 mi
- Wedding Garden: 13.4 mi
- Governor's Garden: 13.4 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 13.6 mi
- Kay Moor: 23.7 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 24.5 mi
- Nuttallburg: 24.6 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 14.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Desert. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lick Knob | S 171° | 989 m | 23.9 mi |
| Hodge Knob | S 174° | 950 m | 22.8 mi |
| Paint Mountain | S 173° | 904 m | 23.5 mi |
| Kayford Mountain | S 181° | 873 m | 22.1 mi |
| Payne Knob | S 171° | 851 m | 19.4 mi |
| Ford Knob | SSE 149° | 845 m | 18.9 mi |
| Town Creek Knob | S 170° | 842 m | 24.4 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | ESE 124° | 774 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:14 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — London Locks, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356537386
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