Peak · Virginia
Bingham Mountain
Bingham Mountain rises to 397 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Brokenback Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 6.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012934, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 397 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.23819, -78.52678
- 6.4 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 12.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 22.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Loft Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Bacon Hollow Overlook · 6 mi
- Rocky Mount Overlook · 7 mi
- Rocky Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Brokenback Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Chapman Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Harris Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Green Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.1 mi
Parks: 59
- Greene County Park: 6.4 mi
- Dog Park: 6.9 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Park: 6.9 mi
- Preddy Creek Trail Park: 9.6 mi
- Brook Hill River Park: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 37
- Down The Nile: 12.8 mi
- Moving Forward: 12.8 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 12.9 mi
- Speech Stump: 13.4 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 11.5 mi
- Locust Hill: 12.7 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 13.1 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 13.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 13.2 mi
Museums: 20
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 12.8 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 13.9 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 14.4 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 14.7 mi
- Michie Tavern: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 8.8 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 8.9 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 9.7 mi
- South River Falls: 9.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 16
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 12.8 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 12.9 mi
- Keunen Garden: 12.9 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 13.3 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 13.4 mi
Springs: 9
- Elkton Spring: 12.2 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 12.4 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 14.5 mi
- Rockingham springs: 15.7 mi
- Lewis Spring: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 7.1 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 10.2 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 10.8 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 14.7 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Free Speech Wall: 14.7 mi
- Fear Forest: 17.5 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 18.2 mi
- Endless View Farms: 18.9 mi
- Apple Cannon: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 6.4 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 10.4 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 7.0 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 24.0 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 24.8 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Mitchell Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 18.0 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 21.4 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 15.1 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 23.2 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 14.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Bingham Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | N 349° | 1,091 m | 6.9 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | W 275° | 1,033 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bald Face Mountain | N 4° | 1,027 m | 10.8 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | N 8° | 1,026 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | W 262° | 1,010 m | 10.0 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NW 313° | 1,006 m | 5.7 mi |
| Loft Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,002 m | 6.9 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | W 268° | 954 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville Albemarle AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356560315
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 15 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 19 mi
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