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Bowman Mountain

Bowman Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bowman Mountain rises to 713 m in Virginia. Pass Mountain stands 915 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mertins Rock, a peak 1.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015164, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
713 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.75626, -78.53652

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 47
  • Mountain Lion Reminiscing Park: 2.0 mi
  • Camp Roosevelt Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
  • Mayors Park: 5.7 mi
  • Mount Jackson Community Park: 5.9 mi
  • Eugene Park: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 26
Waterfalls: 23
Springs: 22
Museums: 22
Attractions: 9
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilian: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 13.9 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Love: 7.0 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 7.6 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 7.6 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 17.3 mi
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Bowman Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pass MountainESE 113°915 m13.0 mi
Knob MountainE 100°873 m10.3 mi
Big MountainSSW 206°859 m12.7 mi
Short MountainN 352°856 m1.7 mi
Middle MountainSSW 196°855 m5.2 mi
Waterfall MountainSSW 201°840 m5.5 mi
Duncan KnobS 190°833 m3.7 mi
Neighbor MountainESE 114°832 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0320:43
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3016:1516:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541526170747265544335
Precip in2.41.82.93.14.04.34.13.43.72.62.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edinburg, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356570638

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