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Red Spring Mountain

Red Spring Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Spring Mountain rises to 1,169 m in West Virginia. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Keeney Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Midland Trail passes 9.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31486498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1169 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.77956, -80.71619

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 37
  • Alderson Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
  • Alderson Athletic Field: 5.9 mi
  • Pence Springs Hotel Historic District: 6.8 mi
  • John Henry Historical Park: 9.3 mi
  • Hilldale-Talcott Ruritan Club John Henry Park: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 17
Historic sites: 7
  • World War II Memorial: 12.1 mi
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 13.5 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 21.8 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 22.0 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 22.7 mi
Museums: 5
  • Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Veteran's Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Hinton Railroad Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Second Creek Mill: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 2
  • Sandstone Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Brooks Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Cove Creek Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Red Spring Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainNNE 27°1,271 m15.0 mi
Huggins KnobNE 34°1,204 m15.5 mi
Buffalo MountainNNE 33°1,204 m16.0 mi
Keeney KnobSE 126°1,195 m0.7 mi
Sassafras KnobSW 224°1,116 m2.5 mi
Boggs KnobNNW 340°1,102 m10.3 mi
Ballengee KnobSW 230°1,095 m3.2 mi
Elk KnobSW 223°1,078 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0220:1020:49
September equinox07:1118:4719:22
December solstice07:3516:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542536269737266544335
Precip in3.02.93.83.64.43.74.23.13.42.62.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356520599

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