Candler Mountain
Candler Mountain rises to 398 m in Virginia. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,062 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Jerry Falwell Museum, a museum 0.6 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49017866, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 398 m
How to reach it
- 18.8 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 17.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 22 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jerry Falwell Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Helen Pesci Wood Historical Marker: 2.8 mi
- Jubal Early Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Fort Early: 2.8 mi
- Steam Powered Machinery: 3.0 mi
- Aerofin Memorial Parkway: 1.5 mi
- Fort Avenue Neighborhood Park: 2.4 mi
- Fairview Heights Recreation Center: 2.7 mi
- Younger Park: 2.8 mi
- Perrymont Park: 3.0 mi
- Jack Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Long Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Mount Athos: 7.5 mi
- Spring Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Galts Mill Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Jerry Falwell Museum: 0.6 mi
- The Chaplains Museum: 0.8 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights: 3.8 mi
- Anne Spencer House: 3.9 mi
- Station House Museum: 4.5 mi
- James D. Wright Garden: 2.6 mi
- Fairview Center Garden: 2.7 mi
- University of Lynchburg Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Pierce Street Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Haskins Memorial Garden: 4.0 mi
- Hayes Hall Bell: 3.3 mi
- Hayes Monument: 3.3 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 4.0 mi
- Olympic Runner: 4.1 mi
- Diamond Hill: 4.5 mi
- VUL Sign: 3.3 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 4.2 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 4.2 mi
- Point of Honor: 5.1 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 6.2 mi
- Marble Spring: 21.3 mi
- Hunting Spring: 21.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 22.3 mi
- Big Spring: 24.5 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 5.1 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 15.1 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 20.7 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 23.1 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 24.4 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 3.3 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 9.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Candler Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrapin Mountain | NW 306° | 1,062 m | 19.9 mi |
| Tobacco Row Mountain | N 355° | 876 m | 15.0 mi |
| High Peak | N 355° | 876 m | 15.0 mi |
| No Business Mountain | NW 306° | 837 m | 14.2 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NW 311° | 712 m | 13.0 mi |
| Shady Mountain | N 2° | 687 m | 18.6 mi |
| Suck Mountain | WNW 292° | 668 m | 20.0 mi |
| Fleming Mountain | NW 312° | 645 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356568043
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 5 mi
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