Point Mountain
Point Mountain rises to 1,189 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Midland Trail passes 7.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31473327, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1189 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 14.6 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 25.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 29.2 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 29 mi
- Concho Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Joe Knob: 1.6 mi
- Briery Knob: 2.5 mi
- Rose Knob: 2.8 mi
- Buffalo Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Charley Knob: 3.0 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Rupert City Park: 8.2 mi
- Mundy Park: 8.2 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Meadow River Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- Coffman Hill: 18.3 mi
- Cambodia: 21.2 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 21.3 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 21.4 mi
- Fourth Buttress: 21.6 mi
- Walker Hill: 9.7 mi
- McClung: 9.8 mi
- Bryant: 10.6 mi
- Fairview: 10.9 mi
- Alum Springs: 14.3 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 13.8 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 14.5 mi
- The Bunker: 20.6 mi
- Organ Cave: 21.4 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 15.6 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 16.0 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 16.0 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 16.1 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Hillsboro: 20.5 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 24.3 mi
- Beartown State Park: 15.1 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 22.9 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 23.0 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 15.8 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 20.8 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 24.5 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 14.6 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 17.5 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 21.4 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Point Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | NE 39° | 1,332 m | 4.5 mi |
| Job Knob | N 5° | 1,324 m | 4.5 mi |
| Cold Knob | NE 51° | 1,314 m | 5.2 mi |
| Sugartree Bench Mountain | NE 48° | 1,289 m | 12.4 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SW 218° | 1,271 m | 3.7 mi |
| Beech Knob | NNW 336° | 1,261 m | 7.4 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | NNW 340° | 1,255 m | 7.4 mi |
| Jacox Knob | ENE 61° | 1,232 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524312
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