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Timber Mountain

Timber Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Timber Mountain rises to 538 m in West Virginia. Short Mountain stands 874 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Butchers Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31556409, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
538 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.30621, -78.50334

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Capon Bridge Park: 3.6 mi
  • Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
  • Slanesville Park: 4.6 mi
  • Central Hampshire Park: 6.1 mi
  • Scenic Field: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 19
Artworks: 15
  • An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 18.3 mi
  • Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 18.6 mi
  • White House Apple Statue: 19.6 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 19.7 mi
  • World's Largest Apple: 19.8 mi
Springs: 12
  • Roadside Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Natural Spring: 15.6 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 16.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Town Spring: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Beaches: 5
  • Beach 3: 9.3 mi
  • Beach 1: 9.5 mi
  • Beach 2: 10.1 mi
  • River Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Hooks Mill Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Mountain Falls: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 3.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Timber Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainSW 222°874 m19.3 mi
Bald KnobSW 222°874 m19.3 mi
PinnacleSSE 162°864 m11.8 mi
Nathaniel MountainWSW 247°839 m17.0 mi
Johnnies KnobS 177°803 m15.6 mi
Piney MountainWSW 246°802 m15.6 mi
Eagle RockS 170°791 m13.4 mi
High PointNE 41°789 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:4820:0520:45
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:3116:1216:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506068727164534334
Precip in2.32.02.93.13.93.83.73.63.82.92.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wardensville R M Farm, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356522157

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