Broadhead Mountain
Broadhead Mountain rises to 396 m in Virginia. Peters Mountain stands 550 m to the northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lonesome Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49015483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 396 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 28.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 9 mi
- Loft Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Bacon Hollow Overlook · 21 mi
- Sandy Bottom Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lonesome Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Hightop: 0.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Long Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Walnut Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Oval Park: 5.8 mi
- Griffen Park: 6.0 mi
- Pen Park: 6.1 mi
- Village Green: 6.1 mi
- Darden Towe Park: 6.2 mi
- Charlottesville Woolen Mills: 7.1 mi
- Dogwood Vietnam Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Ash Lawn - Highland: 8.8 mi
- November 13, 2022 Memorial Tree and Plaque: 9.0 mi
- University of Virginia Historic Marker: 9.1 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 6.3 mi
- Speech Stump: 6.4 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 7.5 mi
- Looking for Ice: 7.6 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 7.6 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 7.2 mi
- CATS Grove: 7.3 mi
- The Grove: 7.3 mi
- West Lawn: 7.4 mi
- Monticello: 7.4 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 7.5 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 7.9 mi
- Michie Tavern: 7.9 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 8.3 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 8.3 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 11.8 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 16.0 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 19.9 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 20.4 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 8.1 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 10.2 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 10.9 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 11.0 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 11.1 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 22.0 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 22.0 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 22.4 mi
- South River Falls: 22.8 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 24.6 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 14.4 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 23.2 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 7.9 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 8.9 mi
- Canada: 9.2 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Broadhead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peters Mountain | NE 41° | 550 m | 4.8 mi |
| Brokenback Mountain | NW 317° | 533 m | 17.1 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | WSW 242° | 490 m | 14.8 mi |
| Carters Mountain | SW 231° | 477 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pigeon Top Mountain | WNW 287° | 477 m | 16.5 mi |
| Goodlow Mountain | NE 42° | 458 m | 5.7 mi |
| Wolfpit Mountain | SW 235° | 454 m | 3.8 mi |
| Hightop | N 1° | 445 m | 0.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583487
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 8 mi
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