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Boyd Mountain

Boyd Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Boyd Mountain rises to 243 m in Virginia. Fork Mountain stands 593 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Judy Byrd Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 16 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
243 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.56236, -79.62003

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Freedom Park: 7.0 mi
  • John E. Grogan Park: 7.7 mi
  • Lively Stones Park: 8.3 mi
  • Spray Recreation Park: 8.7 mi
  • Governor Morehead Park: 8.7 mi
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 12
  • Patrick Henry Monument: 11.4 mi
  • Former Confederate Flag: 12.3 mi
  • Confederate Monument: 12.3 mi
  • Granite Pillars of Historic Sites: 12.3 mi
  • Doyle Thomas Park Welcome Monument: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 7
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Family Fun Zone: 10.9 mi
  • Mad Town Tubing: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Main St. Plaza Pergula: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Danville Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Creek Falls: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boyd Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fork MountainNNW 329°593 m23.5 mi
Toms KnobNNW 334°531 m23.3 mi
Blue KnobNNW 333°521 m17.2 mi
Skelt MountainNW 320°517 m24.5 mi
Chesnut MountainNNW 343°515 m25.0 mi
Turkeycock MountainNNW 349°505 m18.8 mi
Chestnut KnobWNW 282°448 m16.9 mi
Orchard KnobNNW 331°436 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice06:0120:0220:41
September equinox07:0718:4319:17
December solstice07:2816:2717:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147576673777669594740
Precip in3.83.13.93.94.24.54.14.44.73.73.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eden, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1498455 — Boyd Mountain, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586145

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