Pen Park
Pen Park is a park in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Gibson Mountain stands 758 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Speech Stump, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Charlottesville
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 22.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 4 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 18 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 18 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Darden Towe Park: 0.6 mi
- Oval Park: 0.9 mi
- Northeast Park: 1.0 mi
- Unity Field: 1.1 mi
- Greenbrier Park: 1.3 mi
- Trevillian Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Wolfpit Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Patterson Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Stillhouse Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Speech Stump: 0.3 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 0.6 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 1.5 mi
- Looking for Ice: 1.5 mi
- The Biker: 1.7 mi
- Dogwood Vietnam Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Charlottesville Woolen Mills: 2.0 mi
- November 13, 2022 Memorial Tree and Plaque: 2.9 mi
- University of Virginia Historic Marker: 3.0 mi
- Anatomical Theater Marker: 3.1 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 1.1 mi
- CATS Grove: 1.2 mi
- The Grove: 1.2 mi
- Washington Park Bog Garden: 2.2 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 2.1 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 2.3 mi
- Monticello: 2.8 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 2.9 mi
- Michie Tavern: 3.0 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 3.7 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 5.7 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 14.8 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 15.3 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 16.3 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 7.8 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 10.8 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 11.6 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 11.9 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 12.0 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 18.3 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 18.4 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 18.4 mi
- South River Falls: 22.8 mi
- Cedar Falls: 24.2 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 2.0 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 4.9 mi
- Apple Cannon: 23.8 mi
- Endless View Farms: 23.9 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 15.5 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 19.2 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 24.4 mi
- Canada: 3.2 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 19.5 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Pen Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Mountain | NW 317° | 758 m | 14.7 mi |
| Fox Mountain | NW 318° | 754 m | 14.7 mi |
| High Top Mountain | NW 313° | 695 m | 14.4 mi |
| Martins Mountain | NW 314° | 629 m | 14.8 mi |
| Peters Mountain | ENE 60° | 550 m | 10.4 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | SW 232° | 490 m | 9.0 mi |
| Carters Mountain | SSW 202° | 477 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pigeon Top Mountain | WNW 303° | 477 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello, 3 mi away.
- lesser celandine135 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly130 obs
- American Toad129 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty124 obs
- box elder114 obs
- American pokeweed114 obs
- mayapple114 obs
- ground-ivy89 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/253923602
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 2 mi
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