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Turniphole Mountain

Turniphole Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Turniphole Mountain rises to 999 m in West Virginia. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Irish Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Midland Trail passes 6.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31565088, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
999 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.87956, -80.75953

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
Cliffs: 28
  • Dowdy Bluff: 16.2 mi
  • Cambodia: 19.6 mi
  • Molly and Johnny Wall: 19.8 mi
  • Fifth Buttress: 20.0 mi
  • Third Buttress: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 18
Historic sites: 8
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 16.0 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 16.6 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 16.9 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 17.5 mi
Museums: 7
  • Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Veteran's Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Hinton Railroad Museum: 15.9 mi
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 18.4 mi
  • Second Creek Mill: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 2
  • Sandstone Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Brooks Falls: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Turniphole Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainNE 55°1,271 m11.2 mi
Huggins KnobENE 61°1,204 m12.5 mi
Buffalo MountainENE 60°1,204 m12.8 mi
Keeney KnobSSE 158°1,195 m7.9 mi
Joe KnobNE 45°1,192 m13.9 mi
Pollock KnobNNE 29°1,187 m13.2 mi
Red Spring MountainSSE 161°1,169 m7.3 mi
Rich KnobNNE 26°1,160 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0019:35
June solstice06:0220:1020:49
September equinox07:1118:4719:22
December solstice07:3616:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937485764676761503931
Precip in4.14.05.14.45.64.85.44.23.93.14.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525367

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