Swell Mountain
Swell Mountain rises to 1,004 m in West Virginia. Keeney Knob stands 1,195 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Brooks Falls, a picnic site 1.5 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31539710, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1004 m
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 16.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 19.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 21 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunset Hill: 1.9 mi
- Freezeland Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Stonelick Knob: 3.9 mi
- Sullivan Knob: 4.6 mi
- New River Gorge National Park: Sandstone Falls: 4.0 mi
- Bellepoint Park: 4.4 mi
- Hilldale-Talcott Ruritan Club John Henry Park: 8.6 mi
- John Henry Historical Park: 8.8 mi
- Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 2.3 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 2.4 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 16.5 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 16.5 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 13.9 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 18.1 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 18.7 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 19.4 mi
- Grandview: 12.5 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 17.7 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 18.4 mi
- Needleseye Park: 22.2 mi
- Ship Rock: 13.6 mi
- The Canopy: 18.6 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 21.2 mi
- Brooks Falls: 1.5 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 3.7 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 3.8 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 15.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Swell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeney Knob | ENE 67° | 1,195 m | 12.3 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,169 m | 12.0 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | ENE 69° | 1,116 m | 9.6 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | ENE 69° | 1,095 m | 8.9 mi |
| Huff Knob | SW 235° | 1,088 m | 13.5 mi |
| Elk Knob | ENE 78° | 1,078 m | 7.3 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SW 235° | 1,078 m | 13.5 mi |
| Walnut Knob | N 353° | 1,049 m | 14.1 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, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of New River Gorge National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525328
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