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North River Mountain

North River Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

North River Mountain rises to 660 m in West Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Baker Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 23 miles off.

About

The story

North River Mountain is a mountain ridge that runs southwest to northeast in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. Named for the North River that parallels its western flanks for its entire length, North River Mountain reaches its highest elevation of 2,149 feet (655 m) near the community of Delray. North River Mountain extends from Staack's Gap at Rio to the Hiett Run gap at North River Mills. Geologically, Ice Mountain is the same mountain ridge, with the Hiett Run gap acting as the physical divide.

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Wikidata Q8522397, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
660 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.18316, -78.59196

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 60
  • Warden Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
  • Short Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
  • Scenic Field: 6.5 mi
  • J. Allen Hawkins Community Park: 7.4 mi
  • Central Hampshire Park: 8.2 mi
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 17
Artworks: 15
  • An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 21.3 mi
  • Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 21.7 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 22.1 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 22.7 mi
  • Young George Washington: 22.7 mi
Springs: 12
  • Roadside Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Winfred Tharp Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Arie Vankan Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Trout Run Fault Spring: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 14.6 mi
  • Beach 3: 16.5 mi
  • River Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Beach 1: 16.7 mi
  • Beach 2: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Gainsboro Tourist Park: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of North River Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainS 189°1,006 m14.3 mi
Sugar KnobS 184°976 m14.3 mi
Little Sluice MountainS 182°951 m15.1 mi
Paddy MountainS 173°910 m12.3 mi
Short MountainSW 234°874 m10.0 mi
Bald KnobSW 234°874 m10.0 mi
PinnacleESE 108°864 m8.9 mi
Halfmoon MountainS 190°854 m12.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:27
June solstice05:4920:0520:45
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3116:1316:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506068727164534334
Precip in2.32.02.93.13.93.83.73.63.82.92.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wardensville R M Farm, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525137

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