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Mount Phoebe

Mount Phoebe, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Phoebe rises to 715 m in West Virginia. Hoye-Crest stands 1,027 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Reedsville Park, a park 2.6 miles away. Old Route 7 Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31718731, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
715 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.48814, -79.76034

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Reedsville Park: 2.6 mi
  • Arthurdale Historic District: 3.0 mi
  • Upper Deckers Creek Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
  • Brown's Park: 3.5 mi
  • Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District: 3.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 16
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 12
Attractions: 8
  • Climbing: 10.3 mi
  • Climbing: 10.4 mi
  • Climbing and Rappelling: 10.7 mi
  • Riverside Spot: 10.8 mi
  • Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Don Knotts: 14.3 mi
  • From The Mountain: 15.7 mi
  • Albert Gallatin Statue: 21.9 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 22.4 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1
  • White Rocks: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Mount Phoebe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hoye-CrestSE 140°1,027 m22.7 mi
Roth RockSE 133°983 m22.4 mi
Allegheny HeightsESE 118°977 m23.0 mi
Conneway HillSE 124°973 m22.5 mi
Shaffer MountainSE 130°972 m16.4 mi
Gregg KnobE 86°960 m12.1 mi
Marsh HillENE 78°948 m21.2 mi
Snaggy MountainE 90°946 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5320:1020:50
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:3716:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293240516068727165534234
Precip in4.44.15.04.95.45.56.64.74.43.93.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rowlesburg 1, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1544789 — Mount Phoebe, Preston County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356519932

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