Cumberland State Forest
Cumberland State Forest is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Kyles Mountain stands 353 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Creek Lake State Park, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 16 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Forestry
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Lee's Retreat
81 named places within 25 miles
- Madison Ballfield: 3.7 mi
- Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District: 6.3 mi
- Rochelle Area: 13.9 mi
- Buckingham Courthouse Historic District: 14.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 15.1 mi
- Bear Creek Lake State Park: 1.8 mi
- Cumberland State Forest: 4.0 mi
- Horsepen Lake: 14.0 mi
- Hardware River: 16.4 mi
- Hardware River: 16.5 mi
- Tower Hill: 6.2 mi
- Buffards Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Willis Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Woods Mountain: 17.4 mi
- Mountain Hill: 19.3 mi
- Camp Paradise Earthworks: 14.1 mi
- Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Joan of Arc: 15.8 mi
- Columbia Junction Lock: 18.0 mi
- Wood's Mill Dam: 18.4 mi
- The Cumberland County Museum and Visitors Center: 3.2 mi
- Housewright House: 14.4 mi
- Moton Museum: 16.2 mi
- Esther Atkinson Museum: 20.8 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 22.5 mi
- Amelia WMA Rifle Range: 21.3 mi
- Amelia WMA Shotgun Range: 21.3 mi
- Amelia Frightfest: 21.6 mi
- Morefield Gem Mine: 23.7 mi
- Picketts Spring: 20.0 mi
- Powhatan County Historic Garden: 21.0 mi
- Goodwin Lake Swim Beach: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cumberland State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyles Mountain | W 265° | 353 m | 24.0 mi |
| Gunner Mountain | W 266° | 337 m | 23.1 mi |
| Willis Mountain | WSW 255° | 304 m | 9.4 mi |
| Buffards Mountain | NW 308° | 220 m | 7.7 mi |
| Woods Mountain | WSW 242° | 218 m | 17.4 mi |
| Leigh Mountain | S 189° | 216 m | 21.6 mi |
| Creasy Hill | WNW 291° | 190 m | 23.9 mi |
| Tower Hill | WNW 300° | 187 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bremo Bluff, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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