Peak · Virginia
Currant Mountain
Currant Mountain rises to 441 m in Virginia. Big Flat Mountain stands 1,033 m to the north-northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023387, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 441 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.17236, -78.62946
- 6.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 12.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Doyles River Lookout · 6 mi
- Big Run Overlook · 6 mi
- Dundo Overlook · 7 mi
- Trayfoot Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cherry Mountain: 1.2 mi
- High Top Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Pigeon Top Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Martins Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Fox Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks: 59
- Beaver Creek Park: 6.9 mi
- Claudius Crozet Park: 8.2 mi
- Charlotte Y. Humphris Park: 10.0 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Park: 10.1 mi
- Dog Park: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 43
- Bear Statue: 10.2 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 10.3 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 10.4 mi
- Down The Nile: 10.4 mi
- Moving Forward: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 39
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 7.1 mi
- Locust Hill: 7.8 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 8.1 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 8.9 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 9.5 mi
Museums: 24
- Fralin Museum of Art: 11.5 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 12.4 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 12.7 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 12.9 mi
- Michie Tavern: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 18
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 8.0 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 10.4 mi
- Keunen Garden: 10.4 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 10.4 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 5.7 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 5.7 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 5.7 mi
- South River Falls: 15.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 16.1 mi
Springs: 9
- Blackrock Springs: 7.1 mi
- Elkton Spring: 16.1 mi
- Rockingham springs: 16.9 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 18.2 mi
- Coiner Spring: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 3.9 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 8.2 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 9.2 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 10.9 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 6
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 10.3 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 22.7 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 23.4 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 24.2 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 24.6 mi
Attractions: 6
- Endless View Farms: 12.8 mi
- Apple Cannon: 12.8 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 12.9 mi
- Fear Forest: 16.2 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 6.5 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 13.4 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 9.5 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 18.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Mitchell Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 11.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Currant Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Flat Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,033 m | 5.6 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | WNW 298° | 1,025 m | 7.5 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NW 306° | 1,010 m | 5.3 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | N 9° | 1,006 m | 8.5 mi |
| Loft Mountain | N 351° | 1,002 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | SW 233° | 964 m | 7.8 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | NNW 335° | 954 m | 4.8 mi |
| Blackrock | WNW 299° | 944 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356561130
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 13 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 25 mi
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