The Swell
The Swell rises to 793 m in West Virginia. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bennett Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Midland Trail passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31553031, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 793 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 16.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 25.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 29.0 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 26 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bennett Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Dougher Knob: 3.7 mi
- Leef Knob: 4.0 mi
- Keeney Knob: 4.1 mi
- Red Spring Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Alderson Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Alderson Athletic Field: 6.4 mi
- Meadow River Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
- Pence Springs Hotel Historic District: 10.0 mi
- Mundy Park: 10.1 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 11.9 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 14.9 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 16.1 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 16.1 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 16.3 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 12.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 23.7 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 23.8 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 24.5 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 11.3 mi
- Organ Cave: 13.6 mi
- The Bunker: 19.0 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 22.3 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 14.3 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 14.5 mi
- Middle Cascades: 24.9 mi
- Coffman Hill: 13.8 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Brooks Falls: 14.7 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 21.4 mi
- Big Spring: 21.4 mi
- Grandview: 22.3 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of The Swell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,271 m | 11.4 mi |
| Huggins Knob | NNE 27° | 1,204 m | 11.6 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,204 m | 12.1 mi |
| Keeney Knob | SW 224° | 1,195 m | 4.1 mi |
| Joe Knob | NNE 16° | 1,192 m | 14.8 mi |
| Point Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,189 m | 14.9 mi |
| Pollock Knob | N 2° | 1,187 m | 16.0 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | SW 234° | 1,169 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1548011 — The Swell, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356522129
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