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Cooper Mountain

Cooper Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cooper Mountain rises to 620 m in Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Riven Rock Picnic Area, a park 2.5 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49021916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
620 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.49049, -79.02286

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riven Rock Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • West Rockingham Ruritan Park: 3.8 mi
  • Whitelow Park: 6.8 mi
  • Dayton Historic District: 6.8 mi
  • Singers Glen Historic District: 7.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 20
Artworks: 16
Springs: 14
Attractions: 6
  • Fear Forest: 14.7 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 17.7 mi
  • Gypsy Hill Express Train: 23.0 mi
  • Endless View Farms: 23.7 mi
  • Apple Cannon: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Heishman Garden: 7.8 mi
  • ISAT Patio: 9.5 mi
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 9.5 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 16.9 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Cooper Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reddish KnobW 261°1,338 m12.0 mi
Flagpole KnobW 279°1,336 m8.8 mi
Slate Springs MountainW 278°1,332 m9.0 mi
Bother KnobW 277°1,323 m10.3 mi
High KnobNW 304°1,246 m9.6 mi
Dyers KnobW 259°1,245 m12.8 mi
Dundore MountainWNW 294°1,244 m6.7 mi
Meadow KnobW 279°1,184 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5320:0520:44
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3116:1816:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271757366554436
Precip in2.72.23.23.34.03.94.13.83.72.52.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356581814

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