Rich Mountain
Rich Mountain rises to 989 m in West Virginia. Wrights Peak stands 1,242 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Boggs Hightop, a peak 1.0 miles away. Midland Trail passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31488173, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 989 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 7.4 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Boggs Hightop: 1.0 mi
- Jones Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Daugherty Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Hokes Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Modlin Park: 7.9 mi
- Lynnside Historic District: 8.1 mi
- Lynch Field Park: 8.4 mi
- Hollowell Park: 8.7 mi
- Paisley Park: 8.8 mi
- Coffman Hill: 6.4 mi
- High Point: 12.8 mi
- Piney Point: 13.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.7 mi
- Bear Cliff: 23.7 mi
- Organ Cave: 4.1 mi
- The Bunker: 7.8 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 10.2 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 10.9 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 21.2 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 7.9 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Niday Place State Forest: 20.4 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 3.7 mi
- Big Spring: 3.8 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 8.0 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 8.3 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 8.6 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 4.7 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 8.8 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 19.2 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 21.9 mi
- Whitcomb: 6.9 mi
- Brink: 11.1 mi
- Alum Springs: 12.1 mi
- Egypt: 19.1 mi
- Middle Cascades: 7.6 mi
- The Cascades: 7.8 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 7.8 mi
- Cascades: 24.6 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 8.1 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 23.7 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 10.2 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Rich Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrights Peak | SSW 210° | 1,242 m | 16.6 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SSW 203° | 1,192 m | 16.7 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SSW 203° | 1,190 m | 16.7 mi |
| Arnolds Knob | S 173° | 1,186 m | 13.5 mi |
| Hanging Rock | SSW 199° | 1,153 m | 13.3 mi |
| Moteshard Mountain | S 178° | 1,136 m | 13.9 mi |
| Hanging Rock | SE 132° | 1,102 m | 12.8 mi |
| Elk Knob | S 183° | 1,038 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Sulphur Springs, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1557998 — Rich Mountain, Monroe County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356527577
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