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Ware Mountain

Ware Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ware Mountain rises to 594 m in West Virginia. Back Fork Mountain stands 1,138 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31578240, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
594 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.62982, -80.53787

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
Waterfalls: 3
  • Tecumseh Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Burnsville Waterfall: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bulltown Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Ware Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Back Fork MountainE 97°1,138 m18.8 mi
Turkeybone MountainE 89°1,132 m18.8 mi
Cold KnobSE 132°1,129 m18.8 mi
Redoak KnobSE 124°1,102 m18.6 mi
Bee KnobE 93°1,082 m17.4 mi
Potato KnobESE 119°1,077 m14.7 mi
Pisgah KnobE 94°1,018 m16.2 mi
Bee KnobSSE 158°987 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5919:34
June solstice05:5920:1120:51
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
December solstice07:3716:2317:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239495865696862514134
Precip in4.84.35.55.26.46.46.75.24.34.34.05.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hacker Valley, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525385

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