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High Falls of Cheat

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Elevation, modelled
1,145 m
Tallest summit within 15.6 miles
Cheat Mountain1,481 m · 4.6 mi
Nearest byway
Back Mountain Backway7.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:48local time
Coordinates
38.4956, -79.9547

High Falls of Cheat is a waterfall in West Virginia, at a modelled 1,145 m. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Flat Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Back Mountain Backway passes 7.2 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of High Falls of Cheat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cheat MountainSW 214°1,481 m4.6 mi
Thorny BenchmarkSSW 196°1,481 m7.2 mi
Bald KnobSSE 159°1,476 m3.5 mi
Tygart Valley NorthSW 232°1,457 m2.9 mi
Beech Flat KnobW 278°1,433 m0.8 mi
Snyder KnobN 350°1,432 m2.9 mi
Red Lick MountainSW 217°1,428 m15.6 mi
Mace KnobSW 225°1,425 m4.4 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice05:5720:0820:48
September equinox07:0818:4419:19
December solstice07:3416:2117:03

Local time (America/New_York).

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