Peters Mountain
Peters Mountain rises to 1,003 m in West Virginia. Thorny Benchmark stands 1,481 m to the west, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Boiler House, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 10 miles off. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31466870, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,003 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 11.5 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 11.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 12.5 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 15 mi
114 named places within 25 miles
- Upper Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Lower Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Thomas Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Asbury Knob: 3.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.7 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 1.5 mi
- Cass Historical District: 1.6 mi
- Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 3.6 mi
- Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 4.7 mi
- Little River Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
- Boiler House: 1.5 mi
- Powerhouse: 1.5 mi
- Cass: 1.7 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 12.0 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 13.5 mi
- Bolar Spring: 16.6 mi
- Locust Spring: 19.0 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 20.9 mi
- Blowing Springs: 22.0 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 4.7 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 16.7 mi
- Highland County Museum: 21.8 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 24.2 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 24.3 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 15.8 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 16.7 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 17.3 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 22.4 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 16.5 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 19.8 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 22.1 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 23.6 mi
- Locust Springs: 19.0 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 22.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 20.9 mi
- Byrd Point: 21.8 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 7.1 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 8.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peters Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorny Benchmark | W 274° | 1,481 m | 5.6 mi |
| Cheat Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,481 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 330° | 1,476 m | 4.7 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | NW 313° | 1,457 m | 8.1 mi |
| Red Spruce Knob | WSW 253° | 1,434 m | 15.0 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | NNW 329° | 1,433 m | 8.7 mi |
| Snyder Knob | NNW 338° | 1,432 m | 11.0 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,428 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snowshoe, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555331 — Peters Mountain, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525165
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