- Elevation, modelled
- 639 m
- Tallest summit within 17.1 miles
- Beartown Mountain1,429 m · 15.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mount Rogers Scenic Byway9.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 36.7102, -81.9741
Virginia Highlands Festival is a park in Virginia, at a modelled 639 m. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fields Penn 1860 House Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.
- Operated by
- The Barter Foundation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Virginia Highlands Festival. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beartown Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,429 m | 15.6 mi |
| Rich Knob | S 182° | 1,295 m | 14.0 mi |
| Brumley Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,287 m | 9.5 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | SSE 161° | 1,282 m | 15.2 mi |
| Middle Knob | N 359° | 1,264 m | 11.1 mi |
| Brumley Ridge | N 353° | 1,234 m | 10.8 mi |
| The Butt | NW 323° | 1,226 m | 10.7 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,225 m | 17.0 mi |
- 9.0 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 21.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Named places within 25 miles
- Willoughby Hill: 2.8 mi
- Puckett Knob: 3.3 mi
- Ratcliff Knob: 4.2 mi
- Taylor Knob: 8.0 mi
- Wheeler Spur: 8.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Lois H. Humphrey's Park: 0.4 mi
- Children's Park: 0.4 mi
- Landon Boyd Park: 0.4 mi
- The Meadows Sports Complex: 0.7 mi
- Veteran's of all Service Branches: 0.4 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 10.4 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 11.5 mi
- AT2020: 12.3 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 12.3 mi
- Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
- The Channels Natural Area Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 12.0 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 14.2 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 14.7 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 0.4 mi
- William King Museum: 0.7 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 14.0 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 16.5 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 11.3 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 11.9 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 13.8 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 20.4 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 23.8 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 13.6 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 15.0 mi
- Abrams Falls: 15.8 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 19.9 mi
- Heartwood: 1.9 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 11.5 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 14.4 mi
- Wooly: 16.5 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Backbone Rock: 11.9 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 13.9 mi
- Pinnacle: 17.8 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 9.2 mi
- Trials Playground: 19.5 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 21.0 mi
- Brig Spring: 15.9 mi
- Cave Spring: 16.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 16.7 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 16.7 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 17.1 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 1.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abingdon 3S, 3 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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