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Bluff Mountain

Bluff Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bluff Mountain rises to 1,480 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the northeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Balsam Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014567, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1480 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.62484, -81.57928

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 26
Museums: 8
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 14.2 mi
  • Smyth County Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 15.3 mi
  • Welcome Center and Museum: 16.6 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Straight Branch Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • AT2020: 10.9 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 10.9 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 11.7 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 14.6 mi
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 4
Springs: 4
  • Brig Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Cave Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Trials Playground: 19.0 mi
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
  • Potters Truck Stop: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Newman Basket Company: 11.6 mi
  • Wooly: 20.4 mi
  • Heartwood: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Bluff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersNE 39°1,744 m3.1 mi
Wilburn RidgeENE 61°1,689 m3.9 mi
Whitetop MountainWNW 304°1,684 m1.7 mi
Pine MountainNE 55°1,684 m3.9 mi
Buzzard RockWNW 289°1,553 m2.2 mi
Little PinnacleE 88°1,551 m4.1 mi
Grave MountainN 11°1,540 m5.1 mi
Haw Orchard MountainE 85°1,526 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:38
June solstice06:0920:1020:49
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3616:3517:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536168717065554538
Precip in3.73.44.14.35.14.55.04.23.32.82.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356584365

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