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Sugartree Bench Mountain

Sugartree Bench Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugartree Bench Mountain rises to 1,289 m in West Virginia. Big Spruce Knob stands 1,419 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Short Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 3.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31536536, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1289 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.13373, -80.37813

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 4
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Hillsboro: 9.3 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 14.1 mi
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 2
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 10.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Sugartree Bench Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Spruce KnobNE 46°1,419 m12.9 mi
Black MountainNE 47°1,403 m10.3 mi
Barlow TopNE 52°1,384 m10.7 mi
Briery KnobENE 68°1,377 m2.0 mi
Rocky KnobNE 39°1,355 m2.1 mi
High RockENE 62°1,347 m10.8 mi
Blue KnobENE 62°1,340 m6.1 mi
Grassy KnobSW 234°1,332 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice06:0020:0920:49
September equinox07:1018:4519:20
December solstice07:3516:2417:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139505865696863534234
Precip in4.34.05.34.85.85.26.04.44.23.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525314

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