Short Back Hill
Short Back Hill rises to 869 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Potato Hole Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Midland Trail passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31517915, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 869 m
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 11.3 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 21 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 22 mi
- Concho Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Potato Hole Knob: 1.4 mi
- Coggins Knob: 2.9 mi
- Beech Knob: 3.4 mi
- Daubenspeck Knob: 3.6 mi
- Fury Knob: 3.7 mi
- Circus Wall: 8.1 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 8.1 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 8.2 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 8.2 mi
- Long Wall: 8.3 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- Summersville Lake Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 8.8 mi
- Richwood Roadside Park: 9.0 mi
- Summersville Park: 10.3 mi
- Summersville Lake Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
- McClung: 8.8 mi
- Walker Hill: 9.3 mi
- Bryant: 9.7 mi
- Fairview: 11.6 mi
- Nuttallburg: 18.8 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 11.9 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 21.2 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 21.3 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 8.7 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 11.3 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 20.1 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 22.7 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 24.7 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 22.2 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 22.9 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 24.1 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 8.8 mi
- Needleseye Park: 24.8 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 7.8 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 11.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Short Back Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | ESE 119° | 1,332 m | 14.3 mi |
| Job Knob | ESE 120° | 1,324 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cold Knob | ESE 117° | 1,314 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,271 m | 15.2 mi |
| Beech Knob | ESE 119° | 1,261 m | 7.5 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | ESE 116° | 1,255 m | 7.8 mi |
| Blue Knob | ESE 103° | 1,227 m | 13.6 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | SE 129° | 1,223 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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 | 29 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Nebo 1 S, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555617 — Short Back Hill, Nicholas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525270
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