Dolly Mountain
Dolly Mountain rises to 436 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49025314, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 436 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 11 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grassy Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Fleming Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Jackson Peak: 2.2 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Troy Arthur Park: 4.8 mi
- Ivy Creek Park: 6.2 mi
- Peaks View Park: 6.5 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 6.8 mi
- Monacan Park: 7.2 mi
- Bedford County: 6.6 mi
- Odd Tree: 9.0 mi
- Even Post: 9.0 mi
- Steam Powered Machinery: 9.4 mi
- Riverside Pool: 9.5 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 7.6 mi
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College: 9.1 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights: 9.7 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 10.0 mi
- Pest House Medical Museum: 10.0 mi
- Olympic Runner: 9.7 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 10.2 mi
- Mayor: 10.4 mi
- Hayes Monument: 10.6 mi
- Hayes Hall Bell: 10.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 6.3 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 7.7 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 7.9 mi
- University of Lynchburg Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 9.1 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 9.4 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 9.5 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 10.0 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 10.0 mi
- VUL Sign: 10.7 mi
- Marble Spring: 10.5 mi
- Hunting Spring: 10.7 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 11.3 mi
- Big Spring: 14.3 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 22.2 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 9.9 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 11.9 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 16.3 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 22.2 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 11.9 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 13.6 mi
- Lace Falls: 17.9 mi
- Panther Falls: 18.5 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 13.2 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Dolly Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | WNW 298° | 1,287 m | 10.9 mi |
| Thunder Hill | WNW 303° | 1,221 m | 11.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | W 273° | 1,215 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | W 268° | 1,167 m | 14.7 mi |
| Onion Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,157 m | 10.5 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,131 m | 11.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | W 274° | 1,119 m | 13.3 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | WNW 288° | 1,088 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:23 | 17:03 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581827
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 11 mi
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