Wolf Fork Mountain
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
- 4.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 13.5 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 23.1 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 23.8 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
149 named places within 25 miles
- Stonewall Jackson Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Weston Downtown Historic District: 5.6 mi
- Weston City Park: 5.6 mi
- The Holt Park / Holt Family: 5.6 mi
- Stonecoal Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.5 mi
- Pine Knob: 2.7 mi
- Buckhannon Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Purgatory Hill: 5.3 mi
- Pine Knob: 5.7 mi
- 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
- West Virginia Museum of American Glass: 5.5 mi
- Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum: 5.6 mi
- Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (West Virginia Hospital for the Insane/Weston State Hospital): 5.6 mi
- Mountaineer Military Museum: 5.6 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 12.3 mi
- Stonewall Resort State Park: 2.8 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 10.2 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 22.9 mi
- Weston Historic Walking Tour: 5.5 mi
- Maniac Mountain: 16.5 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 22.0 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 12.6 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 20.2 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 21.9 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 13.4 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 24.6 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 14.8 mi
- Hanging Rock: 18.6 mi
- Buckhannon Mural: 11.8 mi
- Bulltown: 13.5 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Biology Demonstration Garden: 20.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Germany Knob | SE 130° | 1,065 m | 23.1 mi |
| Long Run Hill | ESE 115° | 876 m | 22.5 mi |
| Bear Knob | ESE 113° | 869 m | 22.9 mi |
| Kelly Knob | ESE 112° | 867 m | 22.0 mi |
| Kelly Knob | ESE 114° | 813 m | 20.5 mi |
| Potato Knob | SSE 164° | 748 m | 23.1 mi |
| Church Knob | ESE 116° | 736 m | 18.3 mi |
| Big Run Knob | SE 138° | 732 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:21 | 17:04 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
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
Day trips start here
- Weston · 6 mi
- Buckhannon · 12 mi
- Clarksburg · 23 mi
- Bridgeport · 26 mi
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