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Clark Mountain

Clark Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Clark Mountain rises to 249 m in Virginia. Cedar Mountain stands 1,010 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Turners Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 8.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020845, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
249 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.08236, -78.60946

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beaver Creek Park: 2.9 mi
  • Claudius Crozet Park: 4.8 mi
  • Flagler Court: 5.6 mi
  • Park at Ivy: 5.6 mi
  • Playground: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 33
  • 3 Owl Statue: 4.2 mi
  • Bear Statue: 4.2 mi
  • Mountain Man: 4.5 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson: 5.6 mi
  • Moving Forward: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 17
Gardens: 13
Springs: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Beaches: 7
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 18.5 mi
  • Lake Monocan Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 19.3 mi
  • Main Beach (Beach 1): 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 12.1 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 16.8 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 19.9 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Clark Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar MountainNNW 330°1,010 m10.8 mi
Bucks Elbow MountainWNW 282°964 m7.5 mi
Little Flat MountainNNW 343°954 m11.0 mi
Calf MountainW 270°908 m9.5 mi
Turk MountainWNW 286°899 m10.8 mi
Bear Den MountainW 264°879 m10.3 mi
Pasture Fence MountainNW 310°877 m8.3 mi
Gibson MountainN 351°758 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5320:0220:41
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:2816:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556371757367564638
Precip in3.52.83.93.34.34.84.53.45.13.73.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1464942 — Clark Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356560880

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