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Dismal Mountain

Dismal Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dismal Mountain rises to 854 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the north, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cardinal, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025008, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
854 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.76903, -79.12975

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Otto Cline Powell monument: 14.0 mi
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 16.7 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 16.7 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 16.7 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 16.7 mi
Parks: 47
Museums: 21
  • Amherst County Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Monacan Ancestral Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Saint Paul's Mission School: 13.6 mi
  • Virginia Distillery Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Sweet Briar Museum: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 17
Springs: 15
  • Lovingston Springs: 3.3 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Rock Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 14
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Panther Falls: 9.7 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 10.1 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 12.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Dismal Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainN 6°1,232 m4.3 mi
Bald KnobWSW 249°1,232 m5.5 mi
Pompey PeakWSW 242°1,229 m2.3 mi
The PriestNE 46°1,227 m5.1 mi
Elk Pond MountainNNW 328°1,226 m3.6 mi
Mount PleasantSW 229°1,223 m3.0 mi
Cole MountainWSW 253°1,197 m4.3 mi
Little PriestNE 54°1,133 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5620:0320:42
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2916:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356571400

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