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Davis Mountain

Davis Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Davis Mountain rises to 789 m in Virginia. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Osborne Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 4.2 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49023733, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
789 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.16317, -81.92262

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 19
  • TMI Park: 5.0 mi
  • Williams Park: 8.5 mi
  • William P. Harris Recreational Park: 10.0 mi
  • Overlook Park: 10.5 mi
  • Grundy Kiwanis & Miller Richardson Playground: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 2
  • Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 19.4 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Davis Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beartown MountainS1,429 m16.3 mi
Flattop MountainSSE1,379 m17.8 mi
Morris KnobESE1,358 m18.6 mi
Redrock MountainSSE1,345 m17.9 mi
Brushy MountainSSE1,323 m16.2 mi
Peak 4300SSE1,311 m15.4 mi
Knob MountainESE1,270 m19.5 mi
Middle KnobS1,264 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:40
June solstice06:0920:1320:52
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3816:3417:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743536169727166544437
Precip in3.43.34.04.04.54.34.83.83.42.72.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richlands, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356561186

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