Twin Sugars
Twin Sugars rises to 1,097 m in West Virginia. Rocky Knob stands 1,355 m to the north-northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Knob, a peak 2.6 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Twin Sugars is a summit in West Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 3,602 feet (1,098 m), Twin Sugars is the 177th highest summit in the state of West Virginia. Twin Sugars most likely was named for the fact two sugar maple trees stood there.
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Wikidata Q31566650, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,097 m
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 12.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 29.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cold Knob: 2.6 mi
- Ellis Knob: 3.2 mi
- Charley Knob: 3.4 mi
- Grassy Knob: 3.7 mi
- Bee Knob: 3.7 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 10.3 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 13.8 mi
- Mundy Park: 14.4 mi
- Mill Run: 12.6 mi
- Alum Springs: 12.8 mi
- Brink: 14.4 mi
- Walker Hill: 15.7 mi
- McClung: 15.7 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 13.8 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 14.3 mi
- The Bunker: 18.9 mi
- Organ Cave: 22.2 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 10.8 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 10.8 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 11.0 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 14.6 mi
- Beartown State Park: 8.9 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 16.7 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 24.0 mi
- Hillsboro: 14.3 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 17.9 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 14.5 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 16.3 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 11.2 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 13.7 mi
- Coffman Hill: 18.4 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Twin Sugars. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | NNE 29° | 1,355 m | 9.3 mi |
| Grassy Knob | WNW 298° | 1,332 m | 3.7 mi |
| Job Knob | WNW 296° | 1,324 m | 6.3 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NE 39° | 1,316 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cold Knob | NW 307° | 1,314 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mikes Knob | NNE 17° | 1,297 m | 13.1 mi |
| Sugartree Bench Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,289 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cross Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,271 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524514
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