Stony Mountain
Stony Mountain rises to 697 m in West Virginia. Paddy Mountain stands 910 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ford Hill, a peak 2.9 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31534602, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 697 m
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 22.5 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 27.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 27 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ford Hill: 2.9 mi
- Piney Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Nathaniel Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Fairview Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Nathaniel Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Shanks Roadside Park: 4.8 mi
- Short Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
- Break Neck Over Look: 5.0 mi
- Scenic Field: 5.1 mi
- Big Spring: 13.2 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 15.6 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 15.8 mi
- Arie Vankan Spring: 15.8 mi
- Trout Run Fault Spring: 16.8 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 6.6 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 6.6 mi
- Literary Hall: 6.6 mi
- Davis History House: 6.7 mi
- Davis History House: 6.7 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 6.8 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 6.8 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Masonry Overfall: 20.8 mi
- Van Buren Furnace: 20.9 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 19.7 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 20.1 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 21.2 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 24.6 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 6.8 mi
- River Beach: 11.7 mi
- Beach 3: 21.4 mi
- Beach 1: 21.6 mi
- Beach 2: 22.1 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 10.4 mi
- Hanging Rock: 14.3 mi
- Dog Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Three High Heads: 18.2 mi
- Helmick Rock: 21.6 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 7.8 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 18.4 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 14.7 mi
- Mountain Falls: 18.5 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 15.3 mi
- Old grape garden: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Stony Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Mountain | SSE 153° | 910 m | 18.8 mi |
| Short Mountain | S 186° | 874 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 186° | 874 m | 10.7 mi |
| Pinnacle | ESE 116° | 864 m | 17.1 mi |
| Halfmoon Mountain | SSE 164° | 854 m | 17.9 mi |
| Nathaniel Mountain | SW 234° | 839 m | 4.8 mi |
| Johnnies Knob | SE 133° | 803 m | 17.1 mi |
| Piney Mountain | SW 227° | 802 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
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 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romney 1 SW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525301
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