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West Mountain

West Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

West Mountain rises to 821 m in Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bergton Fairgrounds, a park 1.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4826791

Wikidata Q31582888, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
821 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.79673, -78.92932

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • Bergton Fairgrounds: 1.6 mi
  • Mathias Community Center: 6.4 mi
  • Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 9.9 mi
  • Dam Site Seven Park: 13.2 mi
  • Trout Pond Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
Springs: 17
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Sand Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Stranderman Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Cold Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Hall Spring: 14.0 mi
Museums: 17
Cliffs: 11
Artworks: 10
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of West Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobSW 230°1,231 m11.3 mi
Black Lick MountainSW 225°1,040 m11.1 mi
Rader KnobSW 229°1,019 m9.5 mi
Beech Lick KnobSW 217°1,000 m7.5 mi
White Grass KnobSW 220°988 m6.6 mi
Carr MountainSW 217°938 m8.7 mi
Third PointSSW 211°933 m7.4 mi
Reynolds KnobW 276°930 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0520:45
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:3116:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239515967716963524234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525390

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