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Nichols Hill

Nichols Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Nichols Hill rises to 317 m in West Virginia. Teeny Knob stands 484 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 3.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31718559, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
317 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.89731, -81.28206

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
  • Beauchamp-Newman House: 13.0 mi
  • New Era One Room School: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 21.5 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Nichols Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teeny KnobSE 131°484 m21.2 mi
Rattlesnake KnobSE 134°481 m22.5 mi
Mule KnobSE 139°478 m18.0 mi
Velvet KnobSSE 147°460 m22.7 mi
Weedy KnobSSE 158°447 m22.0 mi
Boar KnobESE 119°440 m21.9 mi
Big Pine KnobE 91°436 m21.8 mi
Ruble KnobN 353°406 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:37
June solstice06:0120:1520:55
September equinox07:1318:4919:24
December solstice07:4116:2517:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342526270747366544335

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Creston, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555219 — Nichols Hill, Roane County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525128

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