Spring Gap Mountain
Spring Gap Mountain rises to 679 m in West Virginia. High Point stands 789 m to the east, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Hill, a peak 3.8 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
Spring Gap Mountain runs southwest northeast through Morgan and Hampshire counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, rising to its greatest elevation of 2,237 ft (682 m) north of "Spring Gap", from which the mountain takes its name. The gap is the source for Dug Hill Run, a tributary stream of the Little Cacapon River. Spring Gap Mountain is a mountain ridge with its southern point rising north of Slanesville between Noland Ridge 1,161 ft (354 m) and Sideling Hill. North of Spring Gap, the mountain reaches its highest peak and continues northeast with the Little Cacapon River meandering by Neals Run along its western flank. The northern end of Spring Gap Mountain is located south of West Virginia Route 9 southeast of Paw Paw. During the French and Indian War (1754–1763), Major General Edward Braddock's march from Winchester, Virginia to Cumberland, Maryland took him and his men across Spring Gap Mountain. Braddock and his men camped atop Spring Gap Mountain because of the abundance of fresh drinking water at the mountain's "Spring Gap." From the mountain, Braddock and his men traveled downhill to the Little Cacapon River, which they followed to Fort Cox on the Potomac River.
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Wikidata Q7580498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 679 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 3.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 22.0 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 10 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 16 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cherry Hill: 3.8 mi
- Bevan Hill: 5.2 mi
- Castle Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Ice Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Little Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Paw Paw Town Park: 4.9 mi
- Slanesville Park: 6.5 mi
- Green Spring Park: 8.6 mi
- Springfield Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
- Oldtown Community Park: 9.4 mi
- Turkey Camp Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 10.2 mi
- Cacapon Resort State Park: 10.6 mi
- Richards CREP Easement: 11.3 mi
- Sugar Hollow Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 11.5 mi
- Hanging Prairie Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 11.6 mi
- The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 9.1 mi
- Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 10.0 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 11.4 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 11.4 mi
- Literary Hall: 16.7 mi
- Masonry Overfall: 12.8 mi
- Prospect Rock: 14.8 mi
- Steam Pump: 15.3 mi
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 15.6 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 17.1 mi
- Natural Spring: 8.4 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 9.1 mi
- Neglar Spring: 16.2 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 17.8 mi
- Dawson Spring: 24.0 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 18.0 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 23.9 mi
- Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 24.2 mi
- Welcome Pineapple: 24.7 mi
- White House Apple Statue: 24.8 mi
- River Beach: 10.6 mi
- Beach 1: 13.1 mi
- Beach 3: 13.2 mi
- Beach 2: 13.7 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 17.7 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 7.4 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 7.4 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 12.1 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 15.9 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 17.7 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 20.8 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 21.0 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 24.5 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 14.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.4 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 15.3 mi
- Mountain Falls: 22.2 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 8.5 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Spring Gap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | E 98° | 789 m | 7.2 mi |
| Stony Mountain | SW 222° | 697 m | 19.2 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | ENE 59° | 673 m | 10.6 mi |
| Warrior Mountain | NNW 327° | 650 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bens Knob | S 190° | 617 m | 14.0 mi |
| Cooper Mountain | S 190° | 617 m | 14.0 mi |
| Betsy Knob | NNW 333° | 604 m | 14.7 mi |
| Dillons Mountain | S 188° | 584 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1547195 — Spring Gap Mountain, Hampshire County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356521799
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 23 mi
- Hedgesville · 27 mi
- Martinsburg · 28 mi
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