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Smith Mountain

Smith Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Smith Mountain rises to 1,087 m in West Virginia. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Potomac Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.1 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31522939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1087 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.88511, -79.38727

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 34
Springs: 9
  • Bubbling Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Pat Spring: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 7
  • Lower Slabs: 3.6 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 3.7 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 3.7 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 3.8 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Seneca Caverns: 8.4 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 16.1 mi
  • Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Smith Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Porte CrayonNW 309°1,452 m4.8 mi
Green KnobWNW 287°1,424 m3.2 mi
Haystack KnobWNW 296°1,376 m3.0 mi
Horse RockSW 214°1,374 m11.0 mi
Weiss KnobNNW 343°1,359 m7.8 mi
Job KnobW 261°1,353 m7.4 mi
Brierpatch MountainW 274°1,348 m7.1 mi
Bald KnobNNW 346°1,332 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5320:0720:47
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3316:1717:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836465562656459493931
Precip in4.84.45.35.15.85.35.74.24.03.73.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkins 21 ENE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525282

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