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Shaffer Mountain

Shaffer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Shaffer Mountain rises to 972 m in West Virginia. Snowy Point stands 1,235 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Knobs, a peak 2.8 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31431300, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
972 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.33621, -79.52394

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 50
  • Farmers Wild Life Park: 4.7 mi
  • Crellin Park: 4.8 mi
  • Terra Alta Community Park: 7.7 mi
  • Cannon Hill Park: 7.9 mi
  • Corner Park: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 13
Waterfalls: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 6.9 mi
  • Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 15.3 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 17.4 mi
  • Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 23.5 mi
  • eroded outcropping: 24.9 mi
Museums: 4
Springs: 2
  • Bubbling Springs: 22.3 mi
  • Harlan Irons Spring: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 19.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Shaffer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy PointSE 138°1,235 m16.1 mi
Cooper KnobS 171°1,201 m19.2 mi
Bearden KnobSSE 162°1,175 m16.8 mi
Brown MountainSE 146°1,137 m14.4 mi
PigeonroostESE 123°1,074 m19.1 mi
Mount RedS 190°1,050 m19.8 mi
Hoye-CrestSSE 163°1,027 m7.1 mi
Wild Turkey RockENE 66°984 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:30
June solstice05:5220:0920:49
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3516:1616:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936485664676661503931
Precip in4.74.35.05.05.45.65.84.94.13.83.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terra Alta #1, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524407

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