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Wallowhole Mountain

Wallowhole Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wallowhole Mountain rises to 998 m in West Virginia. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Irish Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Midland Trail passes 7.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31577155, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
998 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.86234, -80.80426

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
Cliffs: 27
  • Dowdy Bluff: 13.8 mi
  • Honeymooner Area: 19.2 mi
  • Endless Wall: 19.2 mi
  • Party Buttress Area: 19.4 mi
  • Fern Point Area: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 19
Historic sites: 8
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 7.8 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 14.0 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 14.9 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 15.0 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 15.7 mi
Museums: 8
  • Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Veteran's Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Hinton Railroad Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 20.5 mi
  • Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 2
  • Sandstone Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Brooks Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Wallowhole Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainENE 57°1,271 m13.9 mi
Keeney KnobSE 139°1,195 m8.2 mi
Red Spring MountainSE 140°1,169 m7.5 mi
Rich KnobNNE 33°1,160 m12.9 mi
Mill Creek MountainNNE 27°1,122 m13.0 mi
Allen KnobNNE 26°1,119 m13.8 mi
Sassafras KnobSSE 158°1,116 m8.2 mi
Boggs KnobNNE 18°1,102 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:35
June solstice06:0220:1020:49
September equinox07:1218:4719:22
December solstice07:3616:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542536269737266544335
Precip in3.02.93.83.64.43.74.23.13.42.62.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356522501

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