Dug Mountain
Dug Mountain rises to 364 m in Virginia. Pocket Ridge stands 985 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Knob, a peak 2.1 miles away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49026087, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 364 m
How to reach it
- 23.7 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 25 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 27 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 27 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Southside Park: 2.5 mi
- J. Frank Wilson Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
- Corner Escape Park: 3.9 mi
- Spruce Street Tennis Courts: 4.1 mi
- Fieldale Park: 4.3 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 2.1 mi
- Sheffield Hill: 4.1 mi
- Holt Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Nance Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Drag Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 3.8 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 10.2 mi
- Eden Historical Museum: 13.1 mi
- Lawson Family Murder Museum: 17.9 mi
- Museum and Archives of Rockingham County: 18.4 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 14.4 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 14.8 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 15.9 mi
- Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area: 21.4 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 7.1 mi
- Moratock Iron Furnace: 22.9 mi
- Stoneman's Raid: 23.3 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- White Falls: 19.1 mi
- Calico Rock: 18.9 mi
- Cracker Point: 24.2 mi
- Brush: 5.5 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 12.2 mi
- Mad Town Tubing: 17.9 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dug Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Ridge | NW 309° | 985 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bull Mountain | W 281° | 977 m | 18.1 mi |
| Richwood Knob | W 281° | 977 m | 18.1 mi |
| Spoon Mountain | WNW 283° | 936 m | 23.4 mi |
| Gabes Knob | WNW 283° | 908 m | 17.6 mi |
| Tobacco Knob | W 277° | 766 m | 24.1 mi |
| Turners Knob | NW 318° | 763 m | 24.2 mi |
| Grassy Knob | W 277° | 745 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville Fltr PLT, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583552
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