Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain rises to 377 m in Virginia. Cahas Mountain stands 1,083 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Orchard Knob, a peak 2.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49014473, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 377 m
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Spur Overlook · 22 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 22 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 22 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Orchard Knob: 2.7 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Toms Knob: 3.5 mi
- Blue Knob: 3.7 mi
- Hickory Knob: 4.4 mi
- Hidden lake Park: 3.5 mi
- Beaver Creek Reservoir Park: 5.7 mi
- Jack Dalton Park: 6.5 mi
- Franklin County Recreation Park: 8.5 mi
- Hooker Baseball Park: 8.5 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 9.3 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 10.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 13.7 mi
- Caboose: 22.0 mi
- Eden Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 16.0 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 23.8 mi
- Brush: 10.5 mi
- Chatham Hall Arboretum: 23.6 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 23.6 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 10.5 mi
- Pittsylvania County Confederate Monument: 23.1 mi
- Calico Rock: 16.3 mi
- Cracker Point: 21.9 mi
- White Falls: 18.4 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 21.3 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 21.9 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 24.0 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Blue Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahas Mountain | NNW 332° | 1,083 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pocket Ridge | W 278° | 985 m | 24.4 mi |
| Richwood Knob | WSW 250° | 977 m | 24.2 mi |
| Bull Mountain | WSW 250° | 977 m | 24.2 mi |
| Gabes Knob | WSW 250° | 908 m | 23.4 mi |
| Shortts Knob | WNW 285° | 886 m | 24.0 mi |
| Fivemile Mountain | NW 304° | 801 m | 20.8 mi |
| Turners Knob | WNW 286° | 763 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville Fltr PLT, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586584
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