Point Mountain
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
- 1,236 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Knob: 1.2 mi
- Briery Knob: 2.0 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Spruce Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 4.8 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 5.9 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 6.0 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 10.7 mi
- Mill Run: 8.3 mi
- Alum Springs: 21.6 mi
- Sunset: 22.0 mi
- McClung: 22.7 mi
- Brink: 22.7 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 0.6 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 0.6 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 0.7 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 10.9 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 10.7 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 24.1 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Hillsboro: 7.9 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 13.1 mi
- Beartown State Park: 9.3 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 11.7 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 6.6 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 8.1 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 10.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Point Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spruce Knob | NE 51° | 1,419 m | 9.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 54° | 1,403 m | 7.3 mi |
| Barlow Top | ENE 60° | 1,384 m | 7.7 mi |
| Briery Knob | S 176° | 1,377 m | 2.0 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SSW 199° | 1,355 m | 1.2 mi |
| Sugar Creek Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,355 m | 10.6 mi |
| High Rock | ENE 74° | 1,347 m | 8.2 mi |
| Blue Knob | E 87° | 1,340 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524313
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