- Elevation, modelled
- 300 m
- Tallest summit within 10.0 miles
- Trayfoot Mountain1,025 m · 9.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Skyline Drive2.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 38.0840, -78.7307
Mint Springs Valley Park is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled 300 m. Trayfoot Mountain stands 1,025 m to the north, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Yellow Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 2.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Mint Springs Valley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trayfoot Mountain | N 353° | 1,025 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | N 8° | 1,010 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | NNW 334° | 964 m | 1.6 mi |
| Blackrock | N 357° | 944 m | 9.4 mi |
| Calf Mountain | W 266° | 908 m | 2.9 mi |
| Pinestand Mountain | N 0° | 906 m | 9.1 mi |
| Turk Mountain | NW 307° | 899 m | 4.8 mi |
| Rocks Mountain | NNW 339° | 896 m | 7.3 mi |
- 2.8 mi off the Skyline DriveNational
- 7.8 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 14.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 3 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 3 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 4 mi
- Calf Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Yellow Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Happy's Hill: 0.7 mi
- Beaver Creek Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bucks Elbow Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Calf Mountain: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Playground: 1.9 mi
- Claudius Crozet Park: 2.4 mi
- Beaver Creek Park: 3.8 mi
- North Park: 8.1 mi
- Crimora Park: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 37
- 3 Owl Statue: 9.6 mi
- Bear Statue: 9.9 mi
- Mountain Man: 10.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 11.9 mi
- Moving Forward: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 3.8 mi
- Mirador: 3.9 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 4.4 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 6.8 mi
Museums: 21
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 8.7 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 9.0 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 12.8 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 13.5 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 16
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 6.7 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 11.1 mi
- Keunen Garden: 12.0 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 12.0 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 12.1 mi
Springs: 10
- Blackrock Springs: 8.6 mi
- Coiner Spring: 11.1 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 13.6 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 14.9 mi
- Dripping Rock: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Jones Run Falls: 10.2 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 10.9 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 11.0 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 15.0 mi
- White Rock Falls: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 8
- Apple Cannon: 9.4 mi
- Endless View Farms: 9.4 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 14.3 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 16.5 mi
- Fear Forest: 19.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 10.5 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 10.5 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 12.8 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 18.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 10.4 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 17.2 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 21.5 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 4
- Lake Monocan Beach: 14.5 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 16.8 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 24.3 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 21.8 mi
- Trinity Point: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 12.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 8 mi away.
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