Cave Mountain
Cave Mountain rises to 500 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the south, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Skillern Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49018803, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 500 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 3 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 4 mi
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Skillern Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mill Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Wilson Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 1.3 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 2.9 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 5.6 mi
- Otto Cline Powell monument: 11.0 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 14.7 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 2.7 mi
- Knick Field: 5.2 mi
- Centennial Park: 5.2 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 7.7 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 14.6 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 14.6 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 15.0 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 15.0 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 17.2 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 5.2 mi
- Knight Statue: 14.3 mi
- Peristyle: 14.3 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 15.0 mi
- The Cannonball: 15.0 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 13.3 mi
- Victory Garden: 17.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 20.1 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 20.3 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 21.6 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 2.7 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 3.3 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 3.6 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 3.8 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 4.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 3.4 mi
- Hunting Spring: 3.6 mi
- Marble Spring: 4.7 mi
- Big Spring: 10.6 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 20.4 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 13.7 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Lake Robertson: 16.1 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 21.3 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 22.8 mi
- Lace Falls: 4.0 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 4.7 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 8.1 mi
- Panther Falls: 15.3 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 17.8 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.8 mi
- Howrytown: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Cave Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | S 173° | 1,287 m | 4.6 mi |
| Thunder Hill | SSE 165° | 1,221 m | 3.8 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SSW 200° | 1,215 m | 9.7 mi |
| Onion Mountain | S 177° | 1,157 m | 6.0 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | S 190° | 1,131 m | 7.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 199° | 1,119 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,106 m | 10.8 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | SSW 197° | 1,088 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1482380 — Cave Mountain, Rockbridge County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356570941
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 24 mi
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