Short Mountain
Short Mountain rises to 423 m in West Virginia. High Point stands 789 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Pine Hollow Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Morgan County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31518012, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 423 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 3.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 20.3 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Devils Nose · 1 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 8 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spruce Pine Hollow Park: 1.2 mi
- North Berkeley Community Park: 6.5 mi
- North Berkeley Community Park: 6.5 mi
- Berkeley Springs Bike and Skate Park: 6.7 mi
- Biser Street Park: 6.7 mi
- Paines Knob: 1.4 mi
- Hedges Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Whites Knob: 3.9 mi
- Pinkerton Knob: 5.4 mi
- Sleepy Creek Post Office: 3.7 mi
- March 17 1936 High Water Mark: 5.2 mi
- Fort Frederick: 5.2 mi
- Berkeley Springs Baths: 6.8 mi
- George Washington's Bathtub: 6.8 mi
- Junior Officer's Quarters: 5.2 mi
- Captain's Quarters: 5.2 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 16.0 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 16.4 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 16.4 mi
- CCC museum: 5.2 mi
- Museum of Berkeley Springs: 6.8 mi
- Hancock Museum: 7.2 mi
- Belle Boyd House: 13.1 mi
- For the Kids by George Children's Museum: 13.2 mi
- Boyd Mountain Pond Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 7.7 mi
- Round Top Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 8.0 mi
- Conservation Easement East of Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
- Cacapon Resort State Park: 12.5 mi
- Eidolon Nature Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 6.8 mi
- Neglar Spring: 11.8 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 14.2 mi
- Natural Spring: 15.0 mi
- Big Spring: 16.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 6.7 mi
- The Lockings: 10.5 mi
- The Little Point: 22.7 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 11.8 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 11.8 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 13.7 mi
- Beach 2: 24.3 mi
- Beach 1: 24.3 mi
- Beach 3: 24.6 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 6.7 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 20.5 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 18.8 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 22.9 mi
- Four Square Garden: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Short Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | SW 228° | 789 m | 17.7 mi |
| Emmaville Mountain | NNW 341° | 690 m | 20.3 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | WSW 244° | 673 m | 12.5 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NE 37° | 627 m | 9.7 mi |
| The Lockings | NW 324° | 618 m | 17.8 mi |
| Hearthstone Mountain | NE 46° | 616 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sleepy Creek Mountain | SSW 205° | 580 m | 12.0 mi |
| Purslane Mountain | W 262° | 568 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:09 | 16:52 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsburg 2, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555618 — Short Mountain, Morgan County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525272
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 7 mi
- Hedgesville · 7 mi
- Martinsburg · 13 mi
- Washington County · 16 mi
- Mercersburg · 18 mi
- Hagerstown · 20 mi
Take the scenic way to Short Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.