Valley Mountain
Valley Mountain rises to 1,171 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the east-southeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mace Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 10 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31570726, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,171 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 13.0 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 13.7 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 11 mi
106 named places within 25 miles
- Mace Knob: 1.7 mi
- Cheat Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Tygart Valley North: 2.5 mi
- Mingo Knob: 2.7 mi
- Middle Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 6.1 mi
- Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 6.3 mi
- Tea Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Cass Historical District: 8.1 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 8.1 mi
- Cass: 8.0 mi
- Powerhouse: 8.2 mi
- Boiler House: 8.2 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 15.5 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 5.3 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 21.0 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 22.5 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 19.1 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 23.7 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 24.8 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 12.3 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 23.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 13.7 mi
- Locust Spring: 23.2 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 15.7 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 24.6 mi
- Raven Rocks: 13.6 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 14.9 mi
- Locust Springs: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Valley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,481 m | 2.5 mi |
| Thorny Benchmark | SSE 149° | 1,481 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | E 97° | 1,476 m | 6.0 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | ENE 74° | 1,457 m | 2.5 mi |
| Red Spruce Knob | SSW 214° | 1,434 m | 11.0 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | NE 56° | 1,433 m | 4.7 mi |
| Snyder Knob | NE 38° | 1,432 m | 6.8 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | SSW 206° | 1,428 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snowshoe, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553337 — Valley Mountain, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524528
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