Peak · Virginia
Bucks Elbow Mountain
Bucks Elbow Mountain rises to 964 m in Virginia. Trayfoot Mountain stands 1,025 m to the north, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016331, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 964 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.10486, -78.74391
- 1.9 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 8.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 2 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 2 mi
- Turk Mountain Overlook · 3 mi
- Crimora Lake Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Middle Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Little Yellow Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Beaver Creek Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Happy's Hill: 2.3 mi
- Goat Ridge: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Playground: 3.5 mi
- Claudius Crozet Park: 3.9 mi
- Beaver Creek Park: 4.9 mi
- Crimora Park: 6.9 mi
- North Park: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 41
- 3 Owl Statue: 10.9 mi
- Bear Statue: 11.1 mi
- Mountain Man: 11.3 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 13.0 mi
- Moving Forward: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 2.5 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Mirador: 5.0 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 5.2 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 5.5 mi
Museums: 23
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 8.3 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 8.6 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 11.8 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 13.9 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 14.9 mi
Gardens: 17
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 7.8 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 12.4 mi
- Keunen Garden: 13.0 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 13.0 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 13.1 mi
Springs: 11
- Blackrock Springs: 7.1 mi
- Coiner Spring: 10.8 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 12.9 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 15.4 mi
- Dripping Rock: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 1.6 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 9.5 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 11.7 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 13.6 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Jones Run Falls: 8.9 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 9.7 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 9.8 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 15.5 mi
- White Rock Falls: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 7
- Apple Cannon: 7.9 mi
- Endless View Farms: 8.0 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 15.4 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 17.8 mi
- Fear Forest: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 9.1 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 18.4 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 21.2 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 7.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 15.2 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Lake Monocan Beach: 15.4 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 22.1 mi
- Trinity Point: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 13.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Bucks Elbow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trayfoot Mountain | N 357° | 1,025 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NNE 14° | 1,010 m | 8.0 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | NNE 25° | 954 m | 9.9 mi |
| Blackrock | N 1° | 944 m | 8.0 mi |
| Calf Mountain | SW 233° | 908 m | 2.7 mi |
| Pinestand Mountain | N 6° | 906 m | 7.7 mi |
| Turk Mountain | WNW 295° | 899 m | 3.4 mi |
| Rocks Mountain | NNW 341° | 896 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1492664 — Bucks Elbow Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356581764
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 15 mi
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