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Dumpling Mountain

Dumpling Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dumpling Mountain rises to 330 m in Virginia. Flat Top Mountain stands 1,215 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Turner Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49026163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
330 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.20931, -79.48364

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Falling Creek Park: 6.8 mi
  • Lees Mill Park monument: 7.5 mi
  • Lees Mill Park: 7.6 mi
  • Shepherd's Monument: 7.7 mi
  • Moneta Park: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Victory Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Research and Demonstration Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Dinwiddie Arboretum: 13.0 mi
  • Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 15.4 mi
Museums: 17
Artworks: 15
  • Rhinoceros: 10.3 mi
  • LOVE: 12.7 mi
  • Olympic Runner: 22.3 mi
  • Hayes Monument: 22.3 mi
  • Hayes Hall Bell: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 8.8 mi
  • Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 20.6 mi
  • VUL Sign: 22.3 mi
  • Horse Drawn Road Grader: 22.6 mi
  • Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Springs: 2
  • Big Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Hunting Spring: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 18.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Dumpling Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat Top MountainNNW 342°1,215 m17.6 mi
Sharp Top MountainNNW 337°1,167 m16.9 mi
Headforemost MountainN 350°1,131 m19.0 mi
The PinnacleNNW 343°1,119 m17.8 mi
Buzzards RoostNNW 336°1,074 m16.7 mi
Harkening HillNNW 337°1,026 m18.6 mi
McFalls MountainNNW 334°842 m18.6 mi
Sunset HillNNW 336°806 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5619:30
June solstice05:5920:0320:42
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:2916:2417:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373947576472777569584840
Precip in3.63.03.53.94.64.74.33.84.43.63.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583554

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