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Tunnel Hill

Tunnel Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Tunnel Hill rises to 453 m in West Virginia. Catherines Knob stands 522 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Culley Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31564030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
453 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.81647, -80.53647

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 25
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 13
  • Delf Norona Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Fostoria Glass Museum: 13.2 mi
  • Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum: 16.8 mi
  • National Imperial Glass Museum: 17.5 mi
  • Bellaire Toy and Plastic Brick Museum: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Francis Pierpont: 19.7 mi
  • Tortoise: 20.0 mi
  • Heron: 20.0 mi
  • Bobo the Elephant: 20.0 mi
  • Mingo Statue: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tunnel Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Catherines KnobSE 128°522 m20.7 mi
Bake Oven KnobSE 142°505 m17.7 mi
Honsocker KnobSE 139°493 m10.6 mi
Devines KnobSE 124°488 m18.6 mi
Lough KnobSSE 157°484 m8.4 mi
Minnie KnobESE 104°484 m21.4 mi
Efaw KnobSE 127°483 m15.0 mi
Fort KnobESE 123°481 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5919:34
June solstice05:5520:1420:55
September equinox07:1018:4519:21
December solstice07:4116:1817:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526270747366544334
Precip in3.83.13.93.74.54.94.53.83.93.23.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moundsville, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525357

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