West Mountain
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
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Knob: 2.3 mi
- Fallbush Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Mine Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Weavers Knob: 3.4 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 3.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 13.7 mi
- Main Street of Yesteryear: 15.1 mi
- American Celebration on Parade: 15.3 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum: 16.9 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum & Wharton Advance Trail: 16.9 mi
- Helmick Rock: 12.4 mi
- Baker Rocks: 13.3 mi
- Markley Rocks: 15.9 mi
- Eagle Rock: 19.6 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 20.4 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 14.5 mi
- Cootie Bug: 15.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 15.3 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 22.7 mi
- Love Essence: 22.7 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 15.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Collie Grave: 16.5 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 17.0 mi
- Van Buren Furnace: 23.6 mi
- Bryce Resort: 8.9 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 15.1 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 18.1 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 18.5 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 23.1 mi
- Lost River State Park: 8.5 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 23.2 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 23.9 mi
- Old grape garden: 16.5 mi
- Heishman Garden: 22.6 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 23.0 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 2.8 mi
- Pavilian: 22.7 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 10.5 mi
- Smoke Hole: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of West Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Knob | SW 230° | 1,231 m | 11.3 mi |
| Fulk Mountain | SW 219° | 1,056 m | 11.6 mi |
| Black Lick Mountain | SW 225° | 1,040 m | 11.1 mi |
| Rader Knob | SW 229° | 1,019 m | 9.5 mi |
| Beech Lick Knob | SW 217° | 1,000 m | 7.5 mi |
| White Grass Knob | SW 220° | 988 m | 6.6 mi |
| Carr Mountain | SW 217° | 938 m | 8.7 mi |
| Third Point | SSW 211° | 933 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525390
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