Turkey Spur Rock
Turkey Spur Rock rises to 701 m in West Virginia. Boggs Knob stands 1,102 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Grandview, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31564794, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 701 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 14.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 24.4 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 8 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 19 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- New River Gorge National River: 2.1 mi
- McKendreee Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 3.0 mi
- Perry Park: 5.6 mi
- WP Point: 5.6 mi
- Brownsea Island: 6.1 mi
- Stretcher Neck: 1.4 mi
- Backus Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Garden Ground Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Highland Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Batoff Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 14.2 mi
- Endless Wall: 14.3 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 14.3 mi
- Fern Point Area: 14.3 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 5.8 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 6.1 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 7.1 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 7.9 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 7.9 mi
- The Canopy: 5.7 mi
- Ship Rock: 6.3 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 8.3 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 15.4 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 19.5 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 8.6 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 8.6 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 8.9 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 15.2 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 15.3 mi
- Grandview: 0.5 mi
- Needleseye Park: 9.6 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 22.8 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Brooks Falls: 12.9 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 10.6 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Turkey Spur Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boggs Knob | ENE 72° | 1,102 m | 16.1 mi |
| Myles Knob | ENE 58° | 1,054 m | 16.4 mi |
| Walnut Knob | ENE 59° | 1,049 m | 7.5 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,040 m | 11.0 mi |
| Ford Knob | ENE 66° | 1,026 m | 12.0 mi |
| Fork Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,008 m | 14.6 mi |
| Stonelick Knob | SE 132° | 1,006 m | 16.0 mi |
| Swell Mountain | SE 141° | 1,004 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley Raleigh CO AP, 6 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/356525363
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