Montpelier
Montpelier is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Kirtley Mountain stands 788 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Annie duPont Formal Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
the Virginia estate of James Madison, fourth President of the United States
Wikidata Q2469085, matched on coordinates and name (131 m apart).
What to expect
- Access
- Customers only
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 21.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- South River Overlook · 22 mi
- Baldface Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
- Bald Face Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
- The Oaks Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chicken Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Smith Hill: 2.2 mi
- Gibson Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Scott Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Merry Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Veteran's Park: 3.3 mi
- Taylor Park: 3.5 mi
- Belleview Park: 3.6 mi
- Robertson Fountain / Depot / Visitor Center Park: 3.6 mi
- Hazel Sedwick Park: 3.8 mi
- Lions Glasses: 18.9 mi
- LOVE: 18.9 mi
- Speech Stump: 19.5 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 19.7 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 20.7 mi
- Bloomsbury: 6.6 mi
- Madison County Veterans Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Madison County Confederate Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 14.0 mi
- Stonewall Brigade Monument: 14.2 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 0.1 mi
- Louisa Downtown Garden: 16.2 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 20.3 mi
- CATS Grove: 20.4 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- James Madison Museum: 3.4 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 6.0 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 12.3 mi
- Museum of Culpeper History: 19.9 mi
- South River Falls: 21.2 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 23.1 mi
- Upper Big Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 23.6 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 15.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 22.0 mi
- Bozo Beach: 22.1 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 22.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 22.4 mi
- Lake Orange: 8.1 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 19.8 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 19.8 mi
- Oakley Forest Wildlife Management Area: 24.3 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 24.7 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 14.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 21.8 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 22.6 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 24.5 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 24.6 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 21.3 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 22.7 mi
- Canada: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Montpelier. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtley Mountain | NW 314° | 788 m | 18.0 mi |
| Buzzard Rocks | NW 315° | 725 m | 19.3 mi |
| Sag Top | NNW 328° | 665 m | 18.6 mi |
| Utz Hightop | NNW 328° | 643 m | 17.1 mi |
| Peters Mountain | SW 225° | 550 m | 9.0 mi |
| Powell Mountain | WNW 293° | 526 m | 18.8 mi |
| Berry Mountain | NW 320° | 505 m | 14.8 mi |
| Baldtop | NNW 327° | 499 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Piedmont Rsch STN, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/324370463
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 21 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 25 mi
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