Beards Mountain
Beards Mountain rises to 867 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,293 m to the west, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rough Mountain, a peak 3.1 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 867 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 28 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 28 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 28 mi
- Irish Creek Valley Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rough Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Griffith Knob: 3.6 mi
- Buckhorn Knob: 4.1 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 8.0 mi
- Linden Park: 8.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Smith Creek Hiking Trail: 8.6 mi
- Booker T Washington Park: 8.6 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Callie Furnace: 11.3 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 16.5 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 17.1 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 8.8 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 16.3 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 19.8 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 19.9 mi
- Lake Robertson: 11.8 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 14.7 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 18.9 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 19.7 mi
- Sand Springs: 5.6 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 7.2 mi
- Grose Spring: 9.2 mi
- Blowing Springs: 12.0 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 12.1 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 19.9 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 23.3 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 23.6 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 23.7 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 23.9 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 4.0 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 5.1 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 11.4 mi
- Lace Falls: 23.2 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 19.8 mi
- George C. Marshall: 19.9 mi
- The Cannonball: 20.0 mi
- George Washington: 20.0 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 16.6 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 18.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.9 mi
- Byrd Point: 21.1 mi
- Sunset: 21.2 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 23.1 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Beards Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | W 265° | 1,293 m | 5.3 mi |
| Big Knob | WSW 239° | 1,237 m | 10.9 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NW 321° | 1,170 m | 4.2 mi |
| House Rock | N 5° | 1,137 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bonner Mountain | N 2° | 1,121 m | 10.5 mi |
| Big House Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,111 m | 12.6 mi |
| High Top | NW 310° | 1,111 m | 14.6 mi |
| Warm Springs Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,089 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583465
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