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Snowy Point

Snowy Point, seen from above at true elevation

Snowy Point rises to 1,235 m in West Virginia. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Stony River Dam, a historic site 2.2 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31523625, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1235 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.16372, -79.32254

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 42
  • Bayard Park: 7.8 mi
  • Davis Riverfront Park: 8.0 mi
  • Davis Park: 8.1 mi
  • Tucker Boulder Park: 8.4 mi
  • Fairfax Stone State Park: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 6
  • Baker Rocks: 20.7 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 22.8 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 22.9 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 23.0 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 3
Springs: 2
  • Bubbling Springs: 12.8 mi
  • Harlan Irons Spring: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Snowy Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Porte CrayonSSW 204°1,452 m17.7 mi
Weiss KnobSSW 206°1,359 m13.1 mi
Bald KnobSSW 208°1,332 m12.1 mi
Cabin MountainSSW 205°1,331 m12.1 mi
CabinSSW 204°1,304 m10.7 mi
Canaan MountainSW 226°1,265 m13.2 mi
Pointy KnobSW 226°1,265 m13.2 mi
Bear RocksSSE 168°1,222 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:29
June solstice05:5220:0720:48
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3416:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634455562666459483729
Precip in6.25.35.95.35.76.26.34.54.14.14.15.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Davis 3SE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356521735

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