Peak · Virginia
Brokenback Mountain
Brokenback Mountain rises to 533 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the north, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Harris Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49015518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 533 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.25413, -78.55921
- 4.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 14.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Loft Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Bacon Hollow Overlook · 5 mi
- Rocky Mount Overlook · 5 mi
- Rocky Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Harris Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bingham Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Green Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Slaters Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Greene County Park: 7.7 mi
- Dog Park: 8.9 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Park: 8.9 mi
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
- Preddy Creek Trail Park: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 42
- Down The Nile: 14.1 mi
- Moving Forward: 14.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 14.2 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 15.0 mi
- Speech Stump: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 11.0 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 11.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 11.7 mi
- Locust Hill: 13.4 mi
Museums: 22
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 11.1 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 15.0 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 15.2 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 15.9 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 7.1 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 7.2 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 8.1 mi
- South River Falls: 9.2 mi
- Cedar Falls: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 17
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 13.9 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 14.1 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 14.2 mi
- Keunen Garden: 14.2 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 14.9 mi
Springs: 11
- Elkton Spring: 10.6 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 10.9 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 13.0 mi
- Rockingham springs: 13.7 mi
- Lewis Spring: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 5.7 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 10.5 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 11.7 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 15.0 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 7.8 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 8.7 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 13.5 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 5
- Fear Forest: 15.4 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 16.1 mi
- Endless View Farms: 17.6 mi
- Apple Cannon: 17.6 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Mitchell Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 20.9 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 15.6 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 21.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 15.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Brokenback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | N 4° | 1,091 m | 5.7 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | W 266° | 1,033 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bald Face Mountain | NNE 14° | 1,027 m | 10.0 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,026 m | 8.2 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | WSW 259° | 1,025 m | 10.6 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,010 m | 8.5 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NW 318° | 1,006 m | 3.7 mi |
| Loft Mountain | W 280° | 1,002 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:17 | 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 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville Albemarle AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499164 — Brokenback Mountain, Greene County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586588
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 16 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 18 mi
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