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Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.81597, -79.81615

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 51
  • 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
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 3
  • Brush: 10.5 mi
  • Chatham Hall Arboretum: 23.6 mi
  • Curtis' Garden: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • White Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Fall Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 21.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Well #25: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Blue Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cahas MountainNNW 332°1,083 m23.6 mi
Pocket RidgeW 278°985 m24.4 mi
Richwood KnobWSW 250°977 m24.2 mi
Bull MountainWSW 250°977 m24.2 mi
Gabes KnobWSW 250°908 m23.4 mi
Shortts KnobWNW 285°886 m24.0 mi
Fivemile MountainNW 304°801 m20.8 mi
Turners KnobWNW 286°763 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice06:0120:0420:42
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:2916:2717:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946566472767468574639
Precip in3.83.04.13.64.54.44.04.25.13.63.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville Fltr PLT, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356586584

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