Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 486 m. Cooks Knob stands 653 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 26 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 486 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
How to reach it
- 26.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Spur Overlook · 26 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 27 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 27 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hidden lake Park: 3.9 mi
- Beaver Creek Reservoir Park: 9.9 mi
- Jack Dalton Park: 11.0 mi
- Hooker Baseball Park: 11.3 mi
- Franklin County Recreation Park: 11.3 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Hickory Knob: 1.3 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Robertson Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Blue Knob: 3.5 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 12.1 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 16.3 mi
- Lankford House Museum: 17.4 mi
- Simpson Funeral Museum: 17.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 18.7 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 10.8 mi
- Pittsylvania County Confederate Monument: 17.5 mi
- Jeremiah’s Corner: 21.5 mi
- Former Confederate Flag: 23.7 mi
- Confederate Monument: 23.8 mi
- Brush: 11.6 mi
- Chatham Hall Arboretum: 17.9 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 18.0 mi
- Saponi Garden: 21.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 23.3 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 21.6 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 23.6 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 22.4 mi
- Family Fun Zone: 22.5 mi
- Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Main St. Plaza Pergula: 23.8 mi
- White Falls: 24.0 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 24.1 mi
- Calico Rock: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks Knob | WNW 301° | 653 m | 17.7 mi |
| Fork Mountain | WNW 290° | 593 m | 7.5 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NNE 31° | 590 m | 16.0 mi |
| Hogpen Mountain | WSW 258° | 560 m | 23.1 mi |
| Brown Hill | WNW 284° | 556 m | 17.6 mi |
| Graveyard Knob | NW 309° | 551 m | 21.0 mi |
| Coles Knob | NW 312° | 550 m | 19.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 294° | 539 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville Fltr PLT, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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