Drag Mountain
Drag Mountain rises to 272 m in Virginia. No Business Mountain stands 600 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gravely Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 3.6 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 22 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49025766, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 272 m
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ridgeway Jaycees Centennial Park: 3.7 mi
- Ellsworth Ct Nature Trail: 3.8 mi
- Fisher Farm Park: 3.9 mi
- Spray Recreation Park: 3.9 mi
- Governor Morehead Park: 4.5 mi
- Sheffield Hill: 4.2 mi
- Stills Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 7.7 mi
- Holt Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Dug Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Eden Historical Museum: 5.4 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 9.3 mi
- Museum and Archives of Rockingham County: 11.6 mi
- Lawson Family Murder Museum: 15.4 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 18.2 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 7.1 mi
- Veterns Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Former Confederate Flag: 21.8 mi
- Confederate Monument: 21.8 mi
- Granite Pillars of Historic Sites: 21.8 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 6.7 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 17.8 mi
- Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area: 22.7 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 23.0 mi
- Brush: 6.9 mi
- Botanical Garden: 21.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 22.1 mi
- Science Center Butterfly Garden: 22.7 mi
- Monarch Butterfly Garden & Waystation: 23.7 mi
- Mad Town Tubing: 15.3 mi
- Family Fun Zone: 20.3 mi
- Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Main St. Plaza Pergula: 22.4 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 9.4 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
- Danville Welcome Center: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Drag Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Business Mountain | WNW 285° | 600 m | 21.9 mi |
| Fork Mountain | N 352° | 593 m | 20.0 mi |
| Hogpen Mountain | NW 304° | 560 m | 22.0 mi |
| Toms Knob | N 358° | 531 m | 20.8 mi |
| Blue Knob | N 6° | 521 m | 15.1 mi |
| Skelt Mountain | NNW 341° | 517 m | 19.6 mi |
| Chesnut Mountain | N 5° | 515 m | 23.7 mi |
| Turkeycock Mountain | NNE 18° | 505 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:28 | 17:08 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eden, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1465939 — Drag Mountain, Henry County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356561277
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