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Point Mountain

Point Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Point Mountain rises to 1,236 m in West Virginia. Big Spruce Knob stands 1,419 m to the northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Falls of Hills Creek, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q31473348, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1236 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.17290, -80.34702

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
Ghost towns: 8
Waterfalls: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 10.7 mi
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 11.7 mi
  • Lost World Caverns: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 6.6 mi
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 10.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Point Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Spruce KnobNE 51°1,419 m9.9 mi
Black MountainNE 54°1,403 m7.3 mi
Barlow TopENE 60°1,384 m7.7 mi
Briery KnobS 176°1,377 m2.0 mi
Rocky KnobSSW 199°1,355 m1.2 mi
Sugar Creek MountainNNE 29°1,355 m10.6 mi
High RockENE 74°1,347 m8.2 mi
Blue KnobE 87°1,340 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:33
June solstice05:5920:0920:49
September equinox07:1018:4519:20
December solstice07:3516:2417:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139505865696863534234
Precip in4.34.05.34.85.85.26.04.44.23.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524313

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