Sims Mountain
Sims Mountain rises to 999 m in West Virginia. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Boggs Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Midland Trail passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31520592, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 999 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 16.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 23.9 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 17 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 22 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boggs Knob: 1.3 mi
- Goddard Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Stevens Knob: 1.9 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Myles Knob: 2.9 mi
- Rainelle Park: 2.2 mi
- Rainelle Town Park: 2.6 mi
- Meadow River Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Rupert City Park: 5.4 mi
- Mundy Park: 5.5 mi
- Cambodia: 15.5 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 15.6 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 15.8 mi
- Third Buttress: 16.0 mi
- Fairview: 4.4 mi
- Bryant: 6.2 mi
- Walker Hill: 6.9 mi
- McClung: 7.4 mi
- Tina: 8.5 mi
- The Canopy: 18.1 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 18.6 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 19.6 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 20.3 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 21.4 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 14.6 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 15.4 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 15.5 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 18.8 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 14.2 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 14.4 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 24.8 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 19.1 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 19.2 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 19.3 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 20.9 mi
- Grandview: 16.7 mi
- Needleseye Park: 18.7 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 21.4 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Brooks Falls: 16.5 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 18.6 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Sims Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,271 m | 10.5 mi |
| Bush Place Knob | NE 38° | 1,208 m | 13.2 mi |
| Huggins Knob | E 81° | 1,204 m | 12.2 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | E 79° | 1,204 m | 12.4 mi |
| Keeney Knob | SSE 160° | 1,195 m | 12.1 mi |
| Joe Knob | ENE 63° | 1,192 m | 12.4 mi |
| Pollock Knob | NE 45° | 1,187 m | 10.6 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,169 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356521554
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