Smith Mountain
Smith Mountain rises to 907 m in West Virginia. Keeney Knob stands 1,195 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Plumley Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31522956, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 907 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 13.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 18.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 13 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 24 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Plumley Knob: 1.4 mi
- Plumley Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Backus Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Sullivan Knob: 3.1 mi
- Irish Mountain: 3.2 mi
- New River Gorge National Park: Sandstone Falls: 4.1 mi
- New River Gorge National River: 8.4 mi
- McKendreee Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 8.5 mi
- Beckley Soccer Complex: 10.8 mi
- Bellepoint Park: 11.8 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 18.2 mi
- Endless Wall: 18.2 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 18.3 mi
- Fern Point Area: 18.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 10.9 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 11.2 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 12.0 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 12.1 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 9.6 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 9.7 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 9.7 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 13.5 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 13.5 mi
- Ship Rock: 10.5 mi
- The Canopy: 11.8 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 14.6 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 19.6 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 24.3 mi
- Grandview: 6.5 mi
- Needleseye Park: 15.1 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 22.1 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 24.3 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 4.1 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 4.2 mi
- Brooks Falls: 6.8 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Smith Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeney Knob | E 99° | 1,195 m | 13.6 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | E 98° | 1,169 m | 12.9 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | ESE 108° | 1,116 m | 11.6 mi |
| Boggs Knob | NE 50° | 1,102 m | 12.2 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | ESE 111° | 1,095 m | 11.1 mi |
| Elk Knob | ESE 121° | 1,078 m | 10.8 mi |
| Myles Knob | NNE 34° | 1,054 m | 14.1 mi |
| Walnut Knob | N 3° | 1,049 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley Raleigh CO AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1546997 — Smith Mountain, Raleigh County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356521706
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