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Roaring Mountain

Roaring Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Roaring Mountain rises to 946 m in West Virginia. Arnolds Knob stands 1,186 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fletcher Knob, a peak 2.7 miles away. Midland Trail passes 3.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31490865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
946 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.72707, -80.32035

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 26
  • Lynch Field Park: 4.7 mi
  • Paisley Park: 5.1 mi
  • Lynnside Historic District: 8.0 mi
  • Hollowell Park: 8.2 mi
  • Greenbrier Avenue Park: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Attractions: 6
Springs: 6
  • Cove Creek Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 8.0 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 4
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Second Creek Mill: 8.5 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Society: 18.3 mi
  • Craig County Historical Society: 19.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Udderly Chic(k): 11.5 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Roaring Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Arnolds KnobS 185°1,186 m16.3 mi
Hanging RockSSW 205°1,153 m17.0 mi
Moteshard MountainS 189°1,136 m16.9 mi
Hanging RockSSE 150°1,102 m13.1 mi
Nicholls KnobESE 105°1,084 m16.8 mi
Bald MountainESE 116°1,074 m17.3 mi
Mud Run MountainE 95°1,067 m17.6 mi
Fork MountainESE 108°1,039 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:33
June solstice06:0120:0820:47
September equinox07:1018:4519:20
December solstice07:3416:2617:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441516067717064534234
Precip in3.02.83.73.74.53.74.13.33.62.72.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Sulphur Springs, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1552687 — Roaring Mountain, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524359

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