Bolton Mountain
Bolton Mountain rises to 649 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the west, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cat Rock Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49014737, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 649 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 27.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 5 mi
- The Priest Overlook · 5 mi
- Ravens Roost Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cat Rock Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Three Ridges: 1.9 mi
- Chimney Rock: 2.2 mi
- White Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Horseshoe Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 12.4 mi
- Schneider Community Park: 12.8 mi
- Rife Park: 14.9 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 15.2 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 3.7 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 6.6 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 14.1 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 15.5 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 15.5 mi
- Hickory Spring: 5.2 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 6.3 mi
- Dripping Rock: 6.4 mi
- Rock Spring: 10.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 11.4 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Mirador: 16.4 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 20.3 mi
- Augusta County: 21.7 mi
- Statler Brothers: 21.7 mi
- Flower Pots: 21.6 mi
- Watering Can: 21.6 mi
- Staunton: 21.8 mi
- Chodo IX: 21.9 mi
- Knight Statue: 23.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 4.5 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 14.9 mi
- James River at Wingina: 19.4 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 20.2 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 6.6 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 7.1 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 12.8 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 22.6 mi
- Apple Cannon: 22.6 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 6.1 mi
- White Rock Falls: 6.8 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 10.2 mi
- Panther Falls: 21.0 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 21.6 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 21.7 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 23.4 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 7.3 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 21.7 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 5.8 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 6.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Bolton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintop Mountain | W 262° | 1,232 m | 9.4 mi |
| The Priest | WSW 252° | 1,227 m | 6.5 mi |
| Three Ridges | WNW 289° | 1,210 m | 1.9 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | N 357° | 1,172 m | 4.6 mi |
| Devils Knob | N 357° | 1,172 m | 4.6 mi |
| Little Priest | WSW 244° | 1,133 m | 7.4 mi |
| Spy Rock | W 260° | 1,128 m | 9.4 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,099 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1481921 — Bolton Mountain, Nelson County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356570603
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 29 mi
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