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Falls of Seneca

Falls of Seneca, seen from above at true elevation

Falls of Seneca is a waterfall in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 755 m. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the south-southwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 20 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
755 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.81809, -79.49057

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
Historic sites: 9
  • 1971 Plane Crash Site: 3.8 mi
  • Wilson Monument: 19.9 mi
  • Elkins Roundhouse: 20.8 mi
  • Historic Coke Ovens: 21.7 mi
  • Historic Coke Ovens: 21.7 mi
Springs: 9
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Pat Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Southern Pillar: 6.7 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 6.7 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 6.7 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 6.8 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 10.7 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Seneca Caverns: 6.7 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 16.6 mi
  • Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Falls of Seneca. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobSSW 196°1,482 m8.5 mi
Mount Porte CrayonNNE 14°1,452 m7.9 mi
Green KnobNNE 24°1,424 m6.1 mi
Pharis KnobSW 234°1,410 m9.1 mi
Haystack KnobNNE 25°1,376 m6.6 mi
Horse RockS 187°1,374 m4.5 mi
Weiss KnobNNE 15°1,359 m12.6 mi
Job KnobNNW 334°1,353 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5420:0720:47
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3416:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835465563666659483830
Precip in4.54.04.85.26.25.05.74.14.53.73.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glady 1 N, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12798348890

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