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Peaks View Park

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Elevation, modelled
188 m
Tallest summit within 17.4 miles
Apple Orchard Mountain1,287 m · 17.2 mi
Nearest byway
Blue Ridge Parkway11.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:42local time
Coordinates
37.4217, -79.2212
Peaks View Park from directly overhead

Peaks View Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled 188 m. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rain Garden, a garden 1.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 12 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Peaks View Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Apple Orchard MountainWNW 293°1,287 m17.2 mi
Thunder HillWNW 296°1,221 m17.2 mi
Onion MountainWNW 288°1,157 m16.9 mi
Terrapin MountainWNW 297°1,062 m14.8 mi
Highcock KnobNW 309°931 m15.5 mi
Big Rocky RowNNW 328°910 m17.4 mi
Tobacco Row MountainN 10°876 m10.1 mi
High PeakN 10°876 m10.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks: 18
Springs: 7
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:29
June solstice05:5720:0320:42
September equinox07:0518:4119:16
December solstice07:2816:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845556371757467564638
Precip in3.42.93.73.64.24.04.13.63.93.43.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 3 mi away.

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