Orrs Mountain
Orrs Mountain rises to 572 m in West Virginia. Snowy Point stands 1,235 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Charles Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31718619, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 572 m
How to reach it
- 23.7 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Charles Knob: 1.4 mi
- Gap Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Round Knob: 4.4 mi
- Turkey Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Elkhorn Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Welton Park: 1.4 mi
- Michael Brothers Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Petersburg City Park: 3.3 mi
- Day Park: 3.5 mi
- Brighton Park: 5.2 mi
- Stranderman Spring: 16.0 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 19.2 mi
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 20.4 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 20.8 mi
- Big Spring: 21.7 mi
- Baker Rocks: 4.3 mi
- Helmick Rock: 9.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 17.7 mi
- Hanging Rock: 19.7 mi
- Lower Slabs: 20.0 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 6.7 mi
- Bryce Resort: 21.9 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 23.3 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 24.4 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 24.6 mi
- Stony River Dam: 14.2 mi
- Stony River Dam: 14.3 mi
- Collie Grave: 24.2 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 24.7 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 24.7 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 19.1 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 22.6 mi
- Elakala Falls: 23.3 mi
- Douglas Falls: 24.7 mi
- Albert Falls: 24.8 mi
- Lost River State Park: 12.1 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 19.9 mi
- Smoke Hole: 15.7 mi
- Stringtown: 21.3 mi
- Sites Homestead: 20.3 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 20.5 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 19.7 mi
- Old grape garden: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Orrs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Point | NW 307° | 1,235 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bear Rocks | WNW 287° | 1,222 m | 12.3 mi |
| Blackbird Knob | W 274° | 1,203 m | 14.5 mi |
| Stack Rock | WNW 291° | 1,186 m | 12.3 mi |
| Breathed Mountain | W 264° | 1,173 m | 15.4 mi |
| Coal Knob | W 262° | 1,148 m | 16.4 mi |
| North Fork Peak | WSW 241° | 1,083 m | 11.9 mi |
| Pigeonroost | NW 326° | 1,074 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555277 — Orrs Mountain, Hardy County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525143
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