Sugar Creek Mountain
Sugar Creek Mountain rises to 1,355 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the east-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Spruce Knob, a peak 3.1 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31431397, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1355 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 28.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 29.1 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 5 mi
- Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Spruce Knob: 3.1 mi
- Big Spruce Knob: 3.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Tea Creek Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Locust Knob: 5.2 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 7.2 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 7.7 mi
- Tea Creek Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 9.0 mi
- Community Wellness Center: 10.4 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 10.0 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 10.2 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 10.3 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 15.7 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 20.7 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 14.6 mi
- Beartown State Park: 17.7 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 16.3 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 21.2 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 11.7 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 13.4 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 15.9 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Sugar Creek Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Spruce Knob | ENE 75° | 1,434 m | 5.5 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | E 84° | 1,428 m | 6.6 mi |
| Big Spruce Knob | SE 140° | 1,419 m | 3.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | S 172° | 1,403 m | 5.0 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | NE 37° | 1,397 m | 7.7 mi |
| Gay Knob | E 85° | 1,386 m | 9.8 mi |
| Tea Creek Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,385 m | 5.2 mi |
| Barlow Top | SSE 164° | 1,384 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckeye, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553114 — Sugar Creek Mountain, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524472
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