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Bailey Mountain

Bailey Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bailey Mountain rises to 437 m in Virginia. Horseshoe Mountain stands 741 m to the northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Willoughby Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4745261

Wikidata Q49009566, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
437 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.78014, -78.78641

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
Artworks: 31
  • 3 Owl Statue: 21.1 mi
  • The Sagacious Heads: 21.3 mi
  • Mountain Man: 21.4 mi
  • Bear Statue: 21.6 mi
  • James Monroe: 22.8 mi
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 18
Springs: 11
Gardens: 9
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 13.4 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 16.9 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Nelson County Wayside: 4.8 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Twenty Minute Cliff: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Bailey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horseshoe MountainNW 304°741 m7.5 mi
Heard MountainNNE 14°726 m10.7 mi
White MountainWNW 294°720 m7.7 mi
High Top MountainW 281°678 m6.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 275°677 m1.9 mi
Pats KnobW 280°660 m7.7 mi
Massies MountainN 6°657 m10.2 mi
Bolton MountainWNW 298°649 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:27
June solstice05:5420:0220:41
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:2816:1917:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047576472767569584840
Precip in3.42.73.73.64.64.53.74.44.43.73.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356559940

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