- Elevation, modelled
- 997 m
- Tallest summit within 16.6 miles
- Cheat Mountain1,481 m · 13.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Back Mountain Backway0.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:48local time
- Coordinates
- 38.5807, -79.8416
Cool Spring is a spring in West Virginia, at a modelled 997 m. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaudineer Knob Recreation Site, a park 2.3 miles away. Back Mountain Backway passes 0.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Cool Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | SW 222° | 1,481 m | 13.0 mi |
| Thorny Benchmark | SSW 212° | 1,481 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 208° | 1,476 m | 10.4 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | SW 228° | 1,457 m | 11.4 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | SW 230° | 1,433 m | 9.0 mi |
| Snyder Knob | WSW 245° | 1,432 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mace Knob | SW 226° | 1,425 m | 12.9 mi |
| Pharis Knob | NE 46° | 1,410 m | 16.0 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- On the Staunton-Parkersburg TurnpikeNational
- 2.6 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 4.7 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 1 mi
- Little Laurel Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gaudineer Knob: 2.4 mi
- White Top: 3.6 mi
- Burner Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Barton Knob: 5.4 mi
- 4127: 5.6 mi
- Gaudineer Knob Recreation Site: 2.3 mi
- Widney Park: 2.9 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 3.1 mi
- Little River Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- Cheat Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 4.7 mi
- Powerhouse: 13.0 mi
- Boiler House: 13.0 mi
- Cass: 13.4 mi
- Locust Spring: 10.7 mi
- Spruce Mountain Spring: 18.0 mi
- Pat Spring: 21.0 mi
- Lorraine Burke Spring: 21.8 mi
- Ernest Carr Spring: 23.3 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 16.0 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 16.3 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 18.3 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 21.2 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 22.5 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 8.5 mi
- High Falls: 13.7 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 22.1 mi
- Small waterfall: 22.3 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 10.5 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 18.1 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 18.2 mi
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 23.7 mi
- Locust Springs: 10.7 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 24.8 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 3.0 mi
- Gertrude: 6.8 mi
- Raven Rocks: 13.5 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 20.4 mi
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bartow 1S, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 366 | 430 | 554 | 427 | 342 | 163 | 99.0 | 84.6 | 73.3 | 104 | 217 | 332 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Greenbrier River AT Durbin, WV, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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