Afton Mountain
Afton Mountain rises to 737 m in Virginia. Devils Knob stands 1,172 m to the south-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Copelands Tetons, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49008504, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 737 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 1.6 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 21.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rockfish Valley Overlook · 1 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 1 mi
- Afton Overlook · 2 mi
- Rockfish Gap Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Copelands Tetons: 0.8 mi
- Elk Mountain: 0.8 mi
- JJJ Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Miller Knob: 1.8 mi
- Dobie Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Rife Park: 2.9 mi
- Constitution Park: 3.3 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 3.5 mi
- North Park: 4.1 mi
- Schneider Community Park: 7.9 mi
- Flower Pots: 13.4 mi
- Watering Can: 13.4 mi
- Chodo IX: 13.6 mi
- Staunton: 13.7 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 17.3 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Mirador: 6.7 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 8.4 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 11.5 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 13.2 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 3.4 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 3.5 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 9.3 mi
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 11.6 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 13.5 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 13.4 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 13.6 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 15.0 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 18.8 mi
- Student Garden: 20.1 mi
- Coiner Spring: 3.5 mi
- Dripping Rock: 6.1 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 6.1 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 7.0 mi
- Hickory Spring: 8.0 mi
- Apple Cannon: 10.4 mi
- Endless View Farms: 10.5 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 14.5 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 15.8 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 16.4 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 9.5 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 12.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 14.7 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 18.1 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 6.3 mi
- White Rock Falls: 12.3 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 13.6 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 17.5 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 18.4 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 12.6 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 17.4 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 14.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 16.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 16.5 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Trinity Point: 19.6 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 7.9 mi
- Canada: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Afton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Knob | SSW 209° | 1,172 m | 8.1 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,172 m | 8.1 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | S 189° | 1,099 m | 4.9 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,050 m | 8.2 mi |
| Flint Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,050 m | 10.7 mi |
| Kelley Mountain | SW 235° | 1,001 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | NE 52° | 964 m | 9.6 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | SW 215° | 950 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356604386
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 22 mi
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