Upper Mountain
Upper Mountain rises to 949 m in West Virginia. Thorny Benchmark stands 1,481 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31569479, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 949 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 10.5 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 11.5 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 14.0 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 15 mi
- Little Laurel Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Asbury Knob: 1.8 mi
- Peters Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Thomas Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.0 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 3.3 mi
- Cass Historical District: 3.4 mi
- Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 5.4 mi
- Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 5.9 mi
- Little River Wildlife Management Area: 10.3 mi
- Boiler House: 3.2 mi
- Powerhouse: 3.2 mi
- Cass: 3.5 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 11.5 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 13.6 mi
- Bolar Spring: 15.2 mi
- Locust Spring: 18.0 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 20.0 mi
- Blowing Springs: 21.8 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 3.8 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 14.9 mi
- Highland County Museum: 20.0 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 23.7 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 14.2 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 15.0 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 15.7 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 20.6 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 16.6 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 18.1 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 20.6 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 24.5 mi
- Locust Springs: 18.0 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 20.6 mi
- Byrd Point: 20.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 22.1 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 6.8 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 9.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Upper Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorny Benchmark | W 276° | 1,481 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cheat Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,481 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 317° | 1,476 m | 6.0 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | NW 308° | 1,457 m | 9.7 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | NW 322° | 1,433 m | 10.0 mi |
| Snyder Knob | NNW 331° | 1,432 m | 12.0 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | WSW 252° | 1,428 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mace Knob | WNW 298° | 1,425 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frost 3NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553327 — Upper Mountain, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524525
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