Cowherd Mountain
Cowherd Mountain rises to 365 m in Virginia. Peters Mountain stands 550 m to the southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cameron Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49022499, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 365 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 17 mi
- Swift Run Overlook · 21 mi
- Sandy Bottom Overlook · 22 mi
- Hensley Hollow Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cameron Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Goodlow Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Hardwick Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Merry Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Peters Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District: 2.7 mi
- Barboursville Community Park: 2.7 mi
- Gordonsville Historic District: 3.0 mi
- Cooke Park: 3.3 mi
- Verling Park: 3.3 mi
- Speech Stump: 14.1 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 14.3 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 15.3 mi
- Looking for Ice: 15.4 mi
- The Biker: 15.6 mi
- Bloomsbury: 11.6 mi
- Madison County Veterans Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Madison County Confederate Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Dogwood Vietnam Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Charlottesville Woolen Mills: 15.3 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 5.4 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 15.0 mi
- CATS Grove: 15.1 mi
- The Grove: 15.1 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 3.4 mi
- Montpelier: 5.5 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 8.8 mi
- James Madison Museum: 8.8 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 15.4 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 11.0 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 16.9 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 17.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 17.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 17.6 mi
- Lake Orange: 12.6 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 14.8 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 19.5 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 19.9 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 23.2 mi
- South River Falls: 20.8 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 22.8 mi
- Cedar Falls: 23.2 mi
- Upper Big Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 12.6 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 23.3 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 15.9 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 17.2 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Canada: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Cowherd Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peters Mountain | SW 229° | 550 m | 3.6 mi |
| Brokenback Mountain | WNW 290° | 533 m | 18.7 mi |
| Powell Mountain | NW 310° | 526 m | 17.7 mi |
| Daniels Mountain | NW 305° | 520 m | 18.3 mi |
| Berry Mountain | NNW 340° | 505 m | 16.5 mi |
| Baldtop | NNW 344° | 499 m | 17.8 mi |
| Allen Mountain | NNW 328° | 477 m | 17.0 mi |
| Carters Mountain | SW 228° | 477 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:16 | 16:57 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerset, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1465350 — Cowherd Mountain, Orange County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356561070
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 16 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 26 mi
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