Crits Mountain
Crits Mountain rises to 284 m in Virginia. The Priest stands 1,227 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Diggs Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49023003, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 284 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 24.1 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- The Priest Overlook · 15 mi
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 15 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Diggs Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 2.4 mi
- Cabell Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bryant Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Geddes Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Constitution Tree Plaque: 21.5 mi
- Riverside Pool: 21.5 mi
- Even Post: 21.9 mi
- Odd Tree: 21.9 mi
- 1978 Garden Restoration: 22.0 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 9.1 mi
- Coolwell Park: 14.5 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 15.2 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 16.6 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 7.4 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 9.7 mi
- Sweet Briar Museum: 12.2 mi
- Train Station and Caboose: 12.5 mi
- Monacan Ancestral Museum: 13.2 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 22.2 mi
- Lynchbug: 22.2 mi
- Piano: 22.2 mi
- LOVE: 22.3 mi
- Craddock Terry Shoe: 22.4 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 21.6 mi
- Daniel's Hill Garden: 21.8 mi
- Daniel's Hill Center Garden: 21.9 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 22.0 mi
- Robert D Morrison Garden: 22.2 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 7.4 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 13.3 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 15.4 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 21.5 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 21.5 mi
- Rock Spring: 14.4 mi
- Hog Camp Gap Spring: 14.5 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 14.8 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 15.1 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 15.4 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 8.3 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 12.2 mi
- James River at Wingina: 12.7 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 13.9 mi
- White Rock Falls: 15.7 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 16.7 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 18.7 mi
- Panther Falls: 19.2 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 12.4 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 15.1 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 15.4 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Crits Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Priest | NW 322° | 1,227 m | 11.0 mi |
| Three Ridges | NNW 348° | 1,210 m | 11.6 mi |
| Little Priest | NW 316° | 1,133 m | 10.4 mi |
| The Friar | WNW 300° | 1,007 m | 10.5 mi |
| Chimney Rock | NNW 345° | 974 m | 11.1 mi |
| Doefoot Mountain | WNW 292° | 926 m | 12.2 mi |
| Little Friar | WNW 297° | 880 m | 10.1 mi |
| Dismal Mountain | WNW 296° | 854 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356561099
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 22 mi
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