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Peters Mountain

Peters Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

The story

mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31466870, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1003 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.38873, -79.88784

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
Historic sites: 8
  • 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
Springs: 6
  • 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
Museums: 5
Attractions: 4
  • 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
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • High Falls of Cheat: 8.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Peters Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thorny BenchmarkW 274°1,481 m5.6 mi
Cheat MountainWNW 300°1,481 m7.2 mi
Bald KnobNNW 330°1,476 m4.7 mi
Tygart Valley NorthNW 313°1,457 m8.1 mi
Red Spruce KnobWSW 253°1,434 m15.0 mi
Beech Flat KnobNNW 329°1,433 m8.7 mi
Snyder KnobNNW 338°1,432 m11.0 mi
Red Lick MountainWSW 249°1,428 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice05:5720:0820:47
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3416:2117:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431425159636256463527
Precip in6.15.06.05.25.85.74.94.84.44.14.56.2

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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