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Snakeden Mountain

Snakeden Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Snakeden Mountain rises to 1,169 m in West Virginia. Big Spruce Knob stands 1,419 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Briery Knob, a peak 2.5 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31431336, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1169 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.31095, -80.44758

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
Cliffs: 10
  • Circus Wall: 21.6 mi
  • Orange Oswald Wall: 21.8 mi
  • Narcissus Cave: 21.8 mi
  • Satisfaction Wall: 21.9 mi
  • Long Wall: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 7.6 mi
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 22.3 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 7.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 17.3 mi
Museums: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Snakeden Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Spruce KnobESE 104°1,419 m13.6 mi
Black MountainESE 115°1,403 m12.5 mi
Tea Creek MountainE 81°1,385 m15.3 mi
Barlow TopESE 115°1,384 m13.4 mi
Briery KnobSSE 154°1,377 m12.8 mi
Sugar Creek MountainE 92°1,355 m10.6 mi
Rocky KnobSSE 154°1,355 m11.8 mi
High RockESE 119°1,347 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5920:1020:49
September equinox07:1018:4619:21
December solstice07:3616:2417:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139505865696863534234
Precip in4.34.05.34.85.85.26.04.44.23.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525285

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