Peak · Virginia
Calf Mountain
Calf Mountain rises to 908 m in Virginia. Trayfoot Mountain stands 1,025 m to the north, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Den Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 908 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.08140, -78.78376
- 0.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 5.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 17.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 1 mi
- Calf Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 2 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bear Den Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Ramsey Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Scott Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Bucks Elbow Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Little Yellow Mountain: 2.7 mi
Parks: 57
- Claudius Crozet Park: 5.0 mi
- North Park: 5.2 mi
- Constitution Park: 5.6 mi
- Rife Park: 6.3 mi
- Crimora Park: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 35
- 3 Owl Statue: 12.3 mi
- Bear Statue: 12.6 mi
- Mountain Man: 12.7 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 14.8 mi
- Moving Forward: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 2.3 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Mirador: 3.4 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 6.1 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 7.2 mi
Museums: 20
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 5.8 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 6.1 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 12.7 mi
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 14.6 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 14.9 mi
Gardens: 17
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 9.5 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 13.8 mi
- Keunen Garden: 14.8 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 14.8 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 14.9 mi
Springs: 11
- Coiner Spring: 8.3 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 8.9 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 10.7 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 12.7 mi
- Dripping Rock: 12.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 2.9 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 12.1 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 13.2 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 15.3 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 8
- Apple Cannon: 7.5 mi
- Endless View Farms: 7.5 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 17.0 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 17.0 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Jones Run Falls: 11.1 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 12.0 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 12.1 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 12.9 mi
- White Rock Falls: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 11.2 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 16.4 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 9.1 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 14.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Lake Monocan Beach: 13.1 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 19.4 mi
- Trinity Point: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 15.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Calf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trayfoot Mountain | N 10° | 1,025 m | 10.0 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,010 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | NE 53° | 964 m | 2.7 mi |
| Humpback Rocks | SW 218° | 949 m | 10.5 mi |
| Blackrock | NNE 14° | 944 m | 9.9 mi |
| Pinestand Mountain | NNE 18° | 906 m | 9.8 mi |
| Turk Mountain | NNW 343° | 899 m | 3.2 mi |
| Rocks Mountain | N 3° | 896 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356560572
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