- Elevation, modelled
- 857 m
- Tallest summit within 8.6 miles
- Bald Knob1,232 m · 2.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway3.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7399, -79.1859
Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled 857 m. Bald Knob stands 1,232 m to the west, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Rocky Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.9 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | W 271° | 1,232 m | 2.1 mi |
| Maintop Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,232 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pompey Peak | NE 48° | 1,229 m | 1.4 mi |
| Elk Pond Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,226 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | E 85° | 1,223 m | 0.8 mi |
| Cole Mountain | NW 307° | 1,197 m | 1.3 mi |
| Little Priest | NE 55° | 1,133 m | 7.5 mi |
| Spy Rock | NNE 31° | 1,128 m | 7.0 mi |
- 3.9 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 24.4 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Skyline DriveNational
Overlooks nearby
- Yankee Horse Ridge Overlook · 5 mi
- Boston Knob Overlook · 6 mi
- Irish Creek Valley Overlook · 6 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Rocky Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Floyds Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 0.8 mi
- Cole Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Pompey Peak: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Otto Cline Powell monument: 10.4 mi
- Colonel Claudius Crozet: 14.0 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 14.1 mi
- VMI World War II Memorial: 14.1 mi
- VMI World War II Memorial: 14.1 mi
Parks: 58
- Laurel Park: 8.5 mi
- Penny Park: 9.1 mi
- Glen Maury Park: 9.7 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
- Ben Salem Wayside: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 20
- Knight Statue: 9.0 mi
- Peristyle: 9.0 mi
- George Washington: 14.1 mi
- The Cannonball: 14.1 mi
- George C. Marshall: 14.1 mi
Museums: 20
- Monacan Ancestral Museum: 12.0 mi
- Saint Paul's Mission School: 12.0 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Train Station and Caboose: 13.8 mi
- Sweet Briar Museum: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 15
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 4.8 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 9.6 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 14.5 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 17.9 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 14
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 20.2 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 20.7 mi
- Daniel's Hill Garden: 21.7 mi
- Daniel's Hill Center Garden: 22.0 mi
- Robert D Morrison Garden: 22.3 mi
Springs: 13
- Hog Camp Gap Spring: 1.5 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 1.5 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 1.7 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 4.4 mi
- Rock Spring: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 14.1 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 16.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 17.0 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Panther Falls: 6.1 mi
- White Rock Falls: 13.3 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 13.8 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 19.4 mi
- Lace Falls: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Lake Monocan Beach: 20.6 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 11.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 8 mi away.
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- Lynchburg · 23 mi
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