Snowy Point
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
- 1,235 m
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 19.6 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Cheat River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 26 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brown Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Pigeonroost: 5.5 mi
- Stack Rock: 5.7 mi
- BearDen Rocks: 6.3 mi
- Bear Rocks: 6.4 mi
- 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
- Blackwater Falls: 9.3 mi
- Elakala Falls: 10.2 mi
- Albert Falls: 10.9 mi
- Douglas Falls: 10.9 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 23.5 mi
- Stony River Dam: 2.2 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 10.6 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 10.7 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 17.5 mi
- Beth's Garden: 17.6 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 17.6 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 17.6 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 17.6 mi
- Generation Museum: 22.6 mi
- Sites Homestead: 22.8 mi
- Kempton: 9.2 mi
- Stringtown: 14.5 mi
- Mill Run: 15.8 mi
- Smoke Hole: 21.3 mi
- Frankville: 24.4 mi
- Baker Rocks: 20.7 mi
- Lower Slabs: 22.8 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 22.9 mi
- Southern Pillar: 23.0 mi
- Eagle Rock: 23.5 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 12.2 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 21.5 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 9.8 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 13.8 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 20.3 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 12.8 mi
- Harlan Irons Spring: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Snowy Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Porte Crayon | SSW 204° | 1,452 m | 17.7 mi |
| Weiss Knob | SSW 206° | 1,359 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 208° | 1,332 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,331 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cabin | SSW 204° | 1,304 m | 10.7 mi |
| Canaan Mountain | SW 226° | 1,265 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pointy Knob | SW 226° | 1,265 m | 13.2 mi |
| Bear Rocks | SSE 168° | 1,222 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Davis 3SE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356521735
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