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Wrights Peak, Virginia/West Virginia

Prominence: 1233 ft, 375 m

Elevation: 4073 feet, 1241 meters

Approx. Isolation: 4.27 mi, 6.88 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 4073 ft / 1241 m
Local or Alternate Name(s)	High Point Name (English): Monroe County High Point High Point Name (English): Peters Mountain High Point
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	37° 28' 37'' N, 80° 31' 29'' W 37.476964, -80.524716 (Dec Deg) 542023 E 4147892 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Virginia West Virginia
County/Second Level Region	Giles Monroe (Highest Point)
Links Search Engines - search the web for "Wrights Peak": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search Other Web Sites Wrights Peak at ListsOfJohn Wrights Peak at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio) CoHP.org Trip Report for Monroe, WV by Michael Schwartz CoHP.org Trip Report for Monroe, WV by Fred Lobdell CoHP.org Trip Report for Monroe, WV by Bob Packard CoHP.org Trip Report for Monroe, WV by Don Desrosiers CoHP.org Trip Report for Monroe, WV by Patrick Craft Weather and Snow National Weather Service Forecast NOAA Snow Depth Map Lists that contain Wrights Peak: High Points of Counties Crossed by the Appalachian Trail (Rank #44) 100 Highest Eastern CoHPs (Rank #68) Northeastern USA CoHPs (Rank #20) Southern USA Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence (Rank #153) Virginia 4000-foot peaks (Rank #76) Virginia Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence (Rank #55) West Virginia County High Points (Rank #7) West Virginia Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence (Rank #16)
Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 21 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 19) Selected Trip Reports: 2016-05-25 by Ben Lostracco 2017-06-02 by Will Waller 2020-10-26 by Steven Fishback (GPS Track) 2022-03-19 by Dennis Stewart (Unsuccessful) 2022-05-28 by Powen Ru (GPS Track)
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Wrights peak just off the Allegheny Trail (2020-10-26). Photo by Steven Fishback. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 1233 ft/375 m Optimistic Prominence: 1253 ft/381 m Line Parent: Potts Mountain - Stony Creek Tower Site Key Col: 2840 ft/866 m
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 4.27 mi/6.88 km Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated. Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Potts Mountain - Stony Creek Tower Site (S)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Appalachian Mountains Range3: Appalachian Ridges Range4: Central Appalachian Ridges Range5: South-Central Appalachian Ridges Range6: Peters Mountain (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins	New Kanawha Ohio Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean
Ownership	Land: George Washington-Jefferson National Forest
Topo Map	Interior O37080d5 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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