Buzzard Mountain
Buzzard Mountain rises to 175 m in Virginia. Sag Top stands 665 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017347, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 175 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 24.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Rag View Overlook · 24 mi
- Crescent Rock Overlook · 24 mi
- Thorofare Mtn Overlook · 25 mi
- Thorofare Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clark Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Jerdone Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Mount Pony: 7.8 mi
- Fox Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Rapidian Historic District: 2.9 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 4.9 mi
- Leland-Madison Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Booster Park: 6.5 mi
- Legend Park: 7.7 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 4.9 mi
- Stonewall Brigade Monument: 5.1 mi
- 3rd Wisconsin Monument: 5.2 mi
- Bloomsbury: 6.9 mi
- Madison County Confederate Memorial: 12.7 mi
- James Madison Museum: 8.2 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 8.2 mi
- Museum of Culpeper History: 9.2 mi
- Salubria: 10.2 mi
- Montpelier: 11.4 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 22.9 mi
- Cedar Run Falls: 22.9 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 23.3 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 23.9 mi
- Rose River Falls: 24.4 mi
- Lake Orange: 8.1 mi
- Oakley Forest Wildlife Management Area: 18.4 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 23.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 10.4 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 21.4 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 21.6 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 11.5 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Louisa Downtown Garden: 22.0 mi
- Lions Glasses: 8.3 mi
- LOVE: 8.3 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 22.7 mi
- Chancellorsville House Site: 21.5 mi
- Flying Circus Aerodrome: 22.2 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 24.5 mi
- McCoull Spring: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Buzzard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sag Top | WNW 292° | 665 m | 18.9 mi |
| Utz Hightop | WNW 290° | 643 m | 17.7 mi |
| Chapman Mountain | WNW 295° | 572 m | 20.0 mi |
| Peters Mountain | SW 223° | 550 m | 20.4 mi |
| Berry Mountain | W 280° | 505 m | 17.3 mi |
| Baldtop | WNW 286° | 499 m | 16.8 mi |
| Browns Mountain | NW 323° | 490 m | 20.4 mi |
| Allen Mountain | W 275° | 477 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Piedmont Rsch STN, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1464196 — Buzzard Mountain, Culpeper County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356560558
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 25 mi
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