River Mountain
River Mountain rises to 558 m in West Virginia. Dans Rock stands 883 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 4.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31489702, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 558 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 13.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 15.5 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 12 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 13 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 23 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Valley Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Cherry Hill: 5.7 mi
- Slate Lick Knob: 8.6 mi
- Spring Gap Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Little Cacapon Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Springfield Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
- Green Spring Park: 3.7 mi
- Oldtown Community Park: 5.0 mi
- Mineral County Fairgrounds: 7.1 mi
- Slanesville Park: 9.6 mi
- Turkey Camp Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 9.1 mi
- Sugar Hollow Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 9.8 mi
- Richards CREP Easement: 10.5 mi
- Hanging Prairie Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 10.8 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 11.0 mi
- The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 4.9 mi
- Literary Hall: 11.0 mi
- Davis History House: 11.1 mi
- Davis History House: 11.1 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 11.1 mi
- Masonry Overfall: 5.7 mi
- Steam Pump: 8.0 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 11.3 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 11.3 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 11.3 mi
- River Beach: 4.5 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 11.8 mi
- Beach 3: 20.5 mi
- Beach 1: 20.5 mi
- Beach 2: 21.2 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 9.8 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 16.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 16.1 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 20.9 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 7.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 14.9 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 21.6 mi
- Natural Spring: 16.9 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 17.5 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 24.5 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 13.9 mi
- Mountain View: 18.4 mi
- Art: 19.4 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 24.6 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 13.9 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of River Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dans Rock | WNW 298° | 883 m | 15.3 mi |
| Wolf Rock | WNW 292° | 832 m | 15.7 mi |
| Fairview | W 278° | 823 m | 17.4 mi |
| High Point | E 98° | 789 m | 16.1 mi |
| Loar Hill | NW 310° | 771 m | 16.0 mi |
| Piney Mountain | NW 322° | 738 m | 16.9 mi |
| Fairview Mountain | SW 218° | 711 m | 16.9 mi |
| Evitts Mountain | N 358° | 710 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
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 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romney 1 SW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356520723
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- Hancock · 29 mi
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