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Spread Bend Mountain

Spread Bend Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spread Bend Mountain rises to 396 m in West Virginia. Wildcat Knob stands 848 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Clay County Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Midland Trail passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31530067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
396 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.48760, -81.06983

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
Cliffs: 16
  • Gun Wall: 20.9 mi
  • The Coliseum: 20.9 mi
  • D.C. Memorial Boulder: 20.9 mi
  • Long Wall: 21.0 mi
  • Satisfaction Wall: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Peters Creek Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Cathedral Falls: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Train tunnel: 18.6 mi
  • Captain John Young: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 20.6 mi
  • Vanbibbers Rock: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Summersville Lake State Park: 20.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Spread Bend Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildcat KnobESE 122°848 m21.4 mi
Lonetree MountainSE 142°777 m17.9 mi
Corren KnobESE 115°745 m15.0 mi
Bearwallow KnobS 187°708 m20.9 mi
Panther MountainSSE 167°705 m17.2 mi
Emanuel HillSSE 167°647 m21.4 mi
Little Birch MountainE 80°577 m19.7 mi
Barnette HillE 80°566 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0119:36
June solstice06:0120:1320:52
September equinox07:1318:4819:23
December solstice07:3916:2617:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644556372757468564537
Precip in3.93.44.54.35.26.15.84.83.93.13.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clendenin, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525292

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