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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: 58
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
Picnic sites: 2
  • Brooks Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sandstone Falls: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Wallowhole Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainENE1,271 m13.9 mi
Keeney KnobSE1,195 m8.2 mi
Red Spring MountainSE1,169 m7.5 mi
Rich KnobNNE1,160 m12.9 mi
Mill Creek MountainNNE1,122 m13.0 mi
Allen KnobNNE1,119 m13.8 mi
Sassafras KnobSSE1,116 m8.2 mi
Boggs KnobNNE1,102 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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