Red Spring Mountain
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
- 1,169 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 15.2 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 23.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 24 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Keeney Knob: 0.7 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 2.5 mi
- Ballengee Knob: 3.2 mi
- Bennett Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Leef Knob: 3.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Lost World Caverns: 15.1 mi
- Organ Cave: 15.9 mi
- The Bunker: 22.3 mi
- Ship Rock: 23.2 mi
- The Canopy: 23.6 mi
- Brooks Falls: 10.6 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Coffman Hill: 17.0 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 23.4 mi
- Big Spring: 23.5 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 10.4 mi
- Grandview: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Red Spring Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,271 m | 15.0 mi |
| Huggins Knob | NE 34° | 1,204 m | 15.5 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NNE 33° | 1,204 m | 16.0 mi |
| Keeney Knob | SE 126° | 1,195 m | 0.7 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | SW 224° | 1,116 m | 2.5 mi |
| Boggs Knob | NNW 340° | 1,102 m | 10.3 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | SW 230° | 1,095 m | 3.2 mi |
| Elk Knob | SW 223° | 1,078 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356520599
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