Cobbs Mountain
Cobbs Mountain rises to 416 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mosely Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49021240, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 416 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 8 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 8 mi
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Montvale Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mosely Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Sharps Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Taylors Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 4.0 mi
- Thaxton Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Montvale Park: 5.4 mi
- Bedford Historic District: 5.6 mi
- Centertown Park: 5.6 mi
- Beulah Payne Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 5.8 mi
- Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike: 11.5 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 13.7 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 5.7 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 16.8 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 16.9 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 18.1 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 19.1 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 4.4 mi
- Victory Garden: 5.1 mi
- Beale Garden: 18.0 mi
- Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 19.3 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 5.2 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 16.4 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 18.1 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 18.2 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 18.6 mi
- Rhinoceros: 3.3 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 19.5 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 19.5 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 20.2 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 20.7 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 4.1 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Explore Park: 15.8 mi
- Carvins Cove: 20.6 mi
- Big Spring: 4.9 mi
- Hunting Spring: 15.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 16.2 mi
- Marble Spring: 16.8 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 7.4 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 10.9 mi
- Lace Falls: 18.4 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 12.8 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 24.6 mi
- Howrytown: 15.7 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Cobbs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,287 m | 11.5 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NNE 29° | 1,221 m | 12.4 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,215 m | 5.8 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | N 6° | 1,167 m | 4.2 mi |
| Onion Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,157 m | 10.1 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,131 m | 8.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NNE 18° | 1,119 m | 6.1 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,088 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1492789 — Cobbs Mountain, Bedford County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356581808
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