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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 22.0 miles of Davis Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beartown MountainS 175°1,429 m16.3 mi
Flattop MountainSSE 151°1,379 m17.8 mi
Morris KnobESE 115°1,358 m18.6 mi
Redrock MountainSSE 159°1,345 m17.9 mi
Brushy MountainSSE 151°1,323 m16.2 mi
Peak 4300SSE 168°1,311 m15.4 mi
Knob MountainESE 109°1,270 m19.5 mi
Middle KnobS 189°1,264 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 5080 °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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