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Dug Mountain

Dug Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. 52 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

Coordinates36.64292, -79.90393

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 52
Museums: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Historic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fall Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • White Falls: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Brush: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Mad Town Tubing: 17.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pocket RidgeNW 309°985 m24.8 mi
Bull MountainW 281°977 m18.1 mi
Richwood KnobW 281°977 m18.1 mi
Spoon MountainWNW 283°936 m23.4 mi
Gabes KnobWNW 283°908 m17.6 mi
Tobacco KnobW 277°766 m24.1 mi
Turners KnobNW 318°763 m24.2 mi
Grassy KnobW 277°745 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5819:32
June solstice06:0220:0420:42
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:2916:2817:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946566472767468574639
Precip in3.83.04.13.64.54.44.04.25.13.63.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville Fltr PLT, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583552

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