Bench Mountain
Bench Mountain rises to 872 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Onion Ring, a park 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012040, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 872 m
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.5 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- The Saddle Overlook · 18 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 18 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 22 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Onion Ring: 0.8 mi
- Newbern Historic District: 8.5 mi
- Riverview Park: 8.8 mi
- Marshall Park: 8.9 mi
- Motor Mile Park: 9.2 mi
- High Knoll Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Locust Thicket Mountain: 3.3 mi
- DeHart Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Chimney Mountain: 3.9 mi
- First Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 14.2 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 14.2 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 14.2 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Monument: 14.2 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 14.2 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 15.2 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 15.5 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 17.0 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 18.4 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 21.0 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 21.8 mi
- DAK Lights: 9.7 mi
- Modern Art: 16.8 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 17.9 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 18.8 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 19.1 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 9.4 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 9.4 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 11.1 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 18.7 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 19.2 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 10.5 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 19.6 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 22.5 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 22.3 mi
- Camp Creek: 24.3 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 24.3 mi
- Water Front: 0.9 mi
- Waterfront: 4.3 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 14.1 mi
- One Clear View: 15.9 mi
- High Point: 20.9 mi
- Cracker Point: 22.3 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 8.7 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Bench Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | SSE 154° | 1,210 m | 14.2 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SE 143° | 1,087 m | 16.8 mi |
| Jones Mountain | SE 139° | 1,081 m | 16.5 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SE 130° | 1,080 m | 17.6 mi |
| Slate Mountain | SE 146° | 1,059 m | 17.2 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | SE 135° | 1,049 m | 17.7 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | SW 235° | 1,048 m | 6.3 mi |
| Indian Ridge | SSE 150° | 1,037 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pulaski 2 E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356560080
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