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Purslane Mountain

Purslane Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Purslane Mountain rises to 568 m in West Virginia. High Point stands 789 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Eidolon Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31480760, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
568 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.58732, -78.36973

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves: 19
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 14
  • Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 7.0 mi
  • Museum of Berkeley Springs: 8.0 mi
  • Hancock Museum: 12.7 mi
  • The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 13.3 mi
  • CCC museum: 19.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 6.8 mi
  • Natural Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Neglar Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Dawson Spring: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Almost Heaven Sign: 8.2 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 8.2 mi
  • Farnham Colossi: 13.0 mi
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 19.6 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Beach 1: 19.3 mi
  • Beach 3: 19.5 mi
  • Beach 2: 19.6 mi
  • River Beach: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 10.1 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 10.2 mi
  • Gainsboro Tourist Park: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Morgan Arts Council: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hooks Mill Falls: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Purslane Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointS 173°789 m10.0 mi
Evitts MountainWNW 302°710 m18.0 mi
Spring Gap MountainSSW 214°679 m10.8 mi
Cacapon 2SE 139°673 m4.7 mi
Warrior MountainW 280°650 m13.5 mi
The LockingsNNE 13°618 m16.8 mi
Betsy KnobWNW 288°604 m13.4 mi
Breakneck HillWNW 294°582 m15.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:26
June solstice05:4720:0520:45
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:3116:1116:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526169747265544335
Precip in3.62.23.03.54.44.94.33.14.43.32.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1545325 — Purslane Mountain, Morgan County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356520525

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