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Wolf Fork Mountain

Wolf Fork Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wolf Fork Mountain rises to 517 m in West Virginia. High Germany Knob stands 1,065 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 4.3 miles off. 149 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31591743, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
517 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.95982, -80.44676

149 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
Peaks: 54
Historic sites: 16
  • Old Hill Cemetary: 5.4 mi
  • The National Exchange Bank Of Weston: 5.4 mi
  • Fairyland Nickelodeon Movies: 5.5 mi
  • Stonewall Jackson Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • Stonewall Jackson Memorial: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Burnsville Waterfall: 12.6 mi
  • Tecumseh Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Buckhannon Mural: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bulltown Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wolf Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High Germany KnobSE 130°1,065 m23.1 mi
Long Run HillESE 115°876 m22.5 mi
Bear KnobESE 113°869 m22.9 mi
Kelly KnobESE 112°867 m22.0 mi
Kelly KnobESE 114°813 m20.5 mi
Potato KnobSSE 164°748 m23.1 mi
Church KnobESE 116°736 m18.3 mi
Big Run KnobSE 138°732 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5720:1120:51
September equinox07:1018:4519:21
December solstice07:3816:2117:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526270747366554436
Precip in3.93.74.64.35.55.35.24.33.73.43.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stonewall Jackson DAM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1728720 — Wolf Fork Mountain, Lewis County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356536276

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