Wells Mountain
Wells Mountain rises to 388 m in West Virginia. Rattlesnake Knob stands 601 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Moses Fork Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 12 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31581446, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 388 m
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
68 named places within 25 miles
- Moses Fork Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Cotton Hill: 3.1 mi
- Hooker Knob: 3.7 mi
- Bull Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Kelly Knob: 6.1 mi
- East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
- Kermit City Park: 9.5 mi
- Inez Park: 9.8 mi
- Fort Gay Veterans Memorial Park: 12.9 mi
- Main Street Park: 13.4 mi
- Loretta Lynn's Homeplace: 20.2 mi
- US 23 Country Music Highway Museum: 24.7 mi
- Kentucky Roots Farm: 21.3 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 23.1 mi
- Paintsville Elementary Tiger Mascot: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wells Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Knob | ESE 108° | 601 m | 24.6 mi |
| Pickering Knob | SE 128° | 587 m | 22.3 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SSE 148° | 578 m | 22.3 mi |
| Wet Knob | ESE 107° | 574 m | 21.9 mi |
| Antley Knob | SE 140° | 561 m | 9.0 mi |
| Cabin Hill | ESE 116° | 537 m | 20.6 mi |
| Godby Knob | E 95° | 523 m | 24.3 mi |
| Hoover Knob | ESE 102° | 513 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:17 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dunlow 1 SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1548905 — Wells Mountain, Wayne County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356522641
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