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Aggies Mountain

Aggies Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Aggies Mountain rises to 1,023 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the southeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Donald Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49008518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1023 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.87763, -79.16836

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
Historic sites: 30
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 15.7 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 15.7 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 15.8 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 15.8 mi
  • Barracks The Virginia Military Institute: 15.8 mi
Museums: 18
Springs: 17
  • Rock Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Lovingston Springs: 5.2 mi
  • Cold Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • St. Mary's Falls: 4.9 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Panther Falls: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Greenhouse Area: 16.7 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 7.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Aggies Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainSE 142°1,232 m4.1 mi
Bald KnobSSW 198°1,232 m10.0 mi
Pompey PeakS 179°1,229 m8.6 mi
The PriestSE 125°1,227 m7.0 mi
Elk Pond MountainS 177°1,226 m4.5 mi
Mount PleasantS 181°1,223 m9.5 mi
Cole MountainSSW 193°1,197 m9.0 mi
Little PriestSE 135°1,133 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5520:0420:43
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2916:2017:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1488591 — Aggies Mountain, Rockbridge County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356575772

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