Read Mountain Preserve
Read Mountain Preserve is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 404 m. Fort Lewis Mountain stands 998 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonsack Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Roanoke County
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.0 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Roanoke River Overlook · 6 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 6 mi
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bonsack Park: 0.6 mi
- Hollins Park: 2.1 mi
- Mason Mill Park: 3.0 mi
- Vineyark Park East: 3.0 mi
- East Gate Park: 3.2 mi
- Read Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Coyner Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Stewart Knob: 2.9 mi
- Round Hill: 4.0 mi
- Weaver Knob: 4.3 mi
- The Rock: 3.1 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 3.2 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 3.7 mi
- 28 Wells Avenue, N.W.: 5.0 mi
- Hunton Life Saving and First Aid Crew: 5.0 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 3.1 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 3.9 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 5.0 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 5.0 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 5.0 mi
- Carvins Cove: 6.6 mi
- Explore Park: 7.1 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 12.3 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 14.8 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 19.5 mi
- Beale Garden: 3.1 mi
- Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 6.4 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 5.2 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 5.2 mi
- Roanoke Star: 6.2 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 14.8 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 16.7 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 5.2 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 5.4 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 6.3 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 7.4 mi
- The Rock: 9.4 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 19.6 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 21.9 mi
- Camp Creek: 22.0 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 23.3 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 9.3 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 15.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.2 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 10.2 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Howrytown: 7.2 mi
- Big Spring: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Read Mountain Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lewis Mountain | W 263° | 998 m | 14.9 mi |
| McAfee Knob | WNW 297° | 974 m | 9.0 mi |
| Masons Knob | SW 215° | 961 m | 13.5 mi |
| North Mountain | WNW 299° | 925 m | 11.9 mi |
| Tinker Mountain | NW 319° | 888 m | 9.1 mi |
| Broad Run Mountain | NNW 334° | 884 m | 14.0 mi |
| Harveys Knob | NE 50° | 809 m | 12.0 mi |
| Blue Knob | NE 48° | 804 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke 8 N, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/564163492
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- Roanoke · 5 mi
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