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Sewell Mountain

Sewell Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sewell Mountain rises to 979 m in West Virginia. Keeney Knob stands 1,195 m to the east, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Midland Trail passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31500486, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
979 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.77067, -80.81814

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
Ghost towns: 20
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 8
  • World War II Memorial: 7.9 mi
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 14.1 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 17.6 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 18.2 mi
  • Beckley Mill Site: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Dowdy Bluff: 15.3 mi
  • Coffman Hill: 22.6 mi
  • Honeymooner Area: 23.6 mi
  • Endless Wall: 23.6 mi
  • Party Buttress Area: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Sandstone Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Brooks Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 16.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Sewell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keeney KnobE 88°1,195 m6.2 mi
Red Spring MountainE 84°1,169 m5.6 mi
Sassafras KnobESE 108°1,116 m4.0 mi
Boggs KnobNNE 11°1,102 m10.5 mi
Ballengee KnobESE 115°1,095 m3.4 mi
Elk KnobSSE 148°1,078 m3.8 mi
Myles KnobN 2°1,054 m14.1 mi
Little Sewell MountainNNE 23°1,051 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:35
June solstice06:0220:1020:49
September equinox07:1218:4719:22
December solstice07:3616:2717:08

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356526566

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