Sunset Hill
Sunset Hill rises to 538 m in West Virginia. Keeney Knob stands 1,195 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hinton Railroad Museum, a museum 0.9 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31538479, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 538 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 17.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 20.7 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 22 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Swell Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Freezeland Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Stonelick Knob: 3.8 mi
- Sand Knob: 4.8 mi
- White Oak Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Bellepoint Park: 2.6 mi
- New River Gorge National Park: Sandstone Falls: 5.8 mi
- Hilldale-Talcott Ruritan Club John Henry Park: 7.7 mi
- John Henry Historical Park: 7.9 mi
- Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 0.9 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 1.1 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 1.1 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 17.5 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 17.5 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 14.9 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 19.9 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 20.4 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 21.2 mi
- Grandview: 14.2 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 16.7 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Needleseye Park: 24.0 mi
- Ship Rock: 14.7 mi
- The Canopy: 20.3 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 22.9 mi
- Brooks Falls: 3.0 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 5.6 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 5.7 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 16.7 mi
- City Garden: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Sunset Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeney Knob | ENE 58° | 1,195 m | 13.0 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | NE 55° | 1,169 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | ENE 58° | 1,116 m | 10.2 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | ENE 57° | 1,095 m | 9.5 mi |
| Huff Knob | WSW 242° | 1,088 m | 12.8 mi |
| Elk Knob | ENE 64° | 1,078 m | 7.7 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,078 m | 12.8 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,049 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bluestone Lake, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525318
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