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Valley Mountain

Valley Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31570726, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1171 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.45928, -80.04173

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
Historic sites: 7
  • 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
Waterfalls: 3
  • High Falls of Cheat: 5.3 mi
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Tecumseh Falls: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Museums: 2
Springs: 2
  • Cool Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Locust Spring: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Valley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cheat MountainESE 121°1,481 m2.5 mi
Thorny BenchmarkSSE 149°1,481 m5.2 mi
Bald KnobE 97°1,476 m6.0 mi
Tygart Valley NorthENE 74°1,457 m2.5 mi
Red Spruce KnobSSW 214°1,434 m11.0 mi
Beech Flat KnobNE 56°1,433 m4.7 mi
Snyder KnobNE 38°1,432 m6.8 mi
Red Lick MountainSSW 206°1,428 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:32
June solstice05:5720:0920:48
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:3516:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431425159636256463527
Precip in6.15.06.05.25.85.74.94.84.44.14.56.2

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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