Negro Mountain
Negro Mountain rises to 864 m in West Virginia. Arnolds Knob stands 1,186 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Slaty Mountain Preserve, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31718514, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 864 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 9.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Moss Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Slaty Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Wolf Hills: 1.9 mi
- Fletcher Knob: 3.3 mi
- High Head Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Lynnside Historic District: 2.7 mi
- Lynch Field Park: 10.4 mi
- Paisley Park: 10.8 mi
- Potts Creek Wildlife Management Area: 11.8 mi
- National Childrens Forest: 11.9 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 3.5 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 17.8 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 18.1 mi
- High Point: 8.9 mi
- Piney Point: 9.2 mi
- Coffman Hill: 11.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.4 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 20.6 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 5.5 mi
- Organ Cave: 9.5 mi
- The Bunker: 9.9 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 15.6 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 17.9 mi
- Big Spring: 1.7 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 1.7 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 2.9 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 2.9 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 3.2 mi
- Middle Cascades: 3.4 mi
- The Cascades: 3.4 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 3.4 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 24.3 mi
- Cascades: 24.6 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 9.2 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 13.6 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 13.9 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 19.0 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 24.8 mi
- Whitcomb: 11.9 mi
- Brink: 14.2 mi
- Alum Springs: 15.7 mi
- Egypt: 23.5 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 2.7 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 19.6 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 22.2 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 5.5 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Negro Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnolds Knob | SSW 196° | 1,186 m | 10.9 mi |
| Hanging Rock | SW 223° | 1,153 m | 13.1 mi |
| Moteshard Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,136 m | 11.8 mi |
| Sinking Creek Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,117 m | 15.1 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SSE 164° | 1,108 m | 15.2 mi |
| Hanging Rock | SE 138° | 1,102 m | 7.5 mi |
| Earn Knob | SSE 157° | 1,097 m | 15.2 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | E 85° | 1,084 m | 14.6 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1556687 — Negro Mountain, Monroe County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356526240
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