Carters Mountain
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
- 1.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 17.4 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 20.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 2 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 17 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 18 mi
- Calf Mountain Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Patterson Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Piney Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Mount Jefferson: 4.1 mi
- Round Top: 4.2 mi
- Britts Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Biscuit Run Park: 2.0 mi
- Longwood Park: 2.4 mi
- Quarry Park: 2.5 mi
- Azalea Park: 2.6 mi
- Jordan Park: 2.6 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 1.3 mi
- James Monroe: 1.9 mi
- James Monroe: 1.9 mi
- King Alfred and His Court: 2.7 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 2.8 mi
- Ash Lawn - Highland: 1.9 mi
- Charlottesville Woolen Mills: 3.4 mi
- Kitty Foster Cemetery: 3.7 mi
- Kitty Foster Homestead: 3.7 mi
- Graveyard Site: 3.8 mi
- Michie Tavern: 2.5 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 2.8 mi
- Monticello: 3.0 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 3.5 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 3.6 mi
- Monticello Vegetable Garden: 2.9 mi
- West Lawn: 2.9 mi
- Student Garden: 4.1 mi
- Washington Park Bog Garden: 4.2 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 4.3 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 4.7 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 7.8 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 11.0 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 12.2 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 15.0 mi
- 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
- James Monroe's Highland: 1.8 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 3.5 mi
- Apple Cannon: 24.2 mi
- Endless View Farms: 24.3 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 24.5 mi
- 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
- Jones Run Falls: 20.9 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 21.0 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 21.1 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 24.3 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 21.3 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 24.3 mi
- Dripping Rock: 24.5 mi
- Coiner Spring: 24.6 mi
- Canada: 3.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heard Mountain | WSW 256° | 726 m | 14.0 mi |
| Castle Rock | W 261° | 722 m | 13.1 mi |
| Moses Mountain | W 260° | 590 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mill Mountain | WSW 255° | 563 m | 11.9 mi |
| High Top | W 264° | 557 m | 11.8 mi |
| Appleberry Mountain | SW 233° | 557 m | 13.6 mi |
| Long Arm Mountain | W 264° | 553 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Oliver | WSW 238° | 549 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:17 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
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
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 4 mi
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