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Baker Mountain

Baker Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Baker Mountain rises to 214 m in Virginia. Long Mountain stands 437 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyle Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 4.3 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49009631, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
214 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.20404, -78.64917
Around it

63 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 15
Parks: 13
Historic sites: 11
  • Pamplin Smoking Pipe & manufacturing Co., Inc.: 4.4 mi
  • Clay Pipe Kiln: 4.4 mi
  • Cub Creek Church: 13.3 mi
  • Cub Creek Church: 13.3 mi
  • Raine Monument: 14.5 mi
Museums: 9
  • Central High Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Esther Atkinson Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Appomattox County Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Drakes Branch Musuem: 14.8 mi
  • The American Civil War Museum: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 2
  • Herb Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Mulberry Hill Historic Gardens: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Picketts Spring: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Confederate Cemetery: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Goodwin Lake Swim Beach: 20.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long MountainWNW 284°437 m24.8 mi
Kyles MountainNNW 346°353 m19.6 mi
Piney MountainNNW 332°348 m18.1 mi
Pilot MountainWNW 295°347 m19.5 mi
Gunner MountainN 349°337 m20.1 mi
Chestnut MountainNW 309°318 m24.9 mi
Bald MountainNNW 329°309 m17.9 mi
Willis MountainNNE 28°304 m21.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5520:0020:39
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:2516:2117:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047576574777669584741
Precip in3.83.04.03.84.73.94.83.94.53.63.23.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Court House, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583444

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