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Carters Mountain

Carters Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Carters Mountain rises to 477 m in Virginia. Heard Mountain stands 726 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The Sagacious Heads, a artwork 1.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
477 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.97945, -78.48981

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 14
Gardens: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 9.3 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 10.0 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 3: 10.5 mi
  • Main Beach (Beach 1): 10.5 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 2: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Nelson County Wayside: 20.1 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 20.7 mi
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 21.6 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 4
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Carters Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Heard MountainWSW 256°726 m14.0 mi
Castle RockW 261°722 m13.1 mi
Moses MountainW 260°590 m14.0 mi
Mill MountainWSW 255°563 m11.9 mi
High TopW 264°557 m11.8 mi
Appleberry MountainSW 233°557 m13.6 mi
Long Arm MountainW 264°553 m11.8 mi
Mount OliverWSW 238°549 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5220:0120:41
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:2716:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946566472767468584839
Precip in3.43.04.34.24.63.74.84.14.94.03.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2 SSE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499220 — Carters Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586622

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