Elk Mountain
Elk Mountain rises to 780 m in Virginia. Devils Knob stands 1,172 m to the south-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Afton Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027814, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 780 m
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 2.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 21.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 1 mi
- Rockfish Valley Overlook · 1 mi
- Afton Overlook · 2 mi
- Glass Hollow Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Afton Mountain: 0.8 mi
- JJJ Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Copelands Tetons: 1.7 mi
- Dobie Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Miller Knob: 2.5 mi
- Rife Park: 3.8 mi
- Constitution Park: 4.2 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 4.3 mi
- North Park: 4.9 mi
- Schneider Community Park: 8.1 mi
- Flower Pots: 14.0 mi
- Watering Can: 14.0 mi
- Chodo IX: 14.3 mi
- Staunton: 14.3 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 17.3 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Mirador: 6.8 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 9.0 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 12.2 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 13.3 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 4.3 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 4.4 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 8.5 mi
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 12.2 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 14.2 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 14.0 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 14.2 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 15.1 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 18.8 mi
- Student Garden: 20.1 mi
- Coiner Spring: 4.1 mi
- Dripping Rock: 5.4 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 5.4 mi
- Hickory Spring: 7.3 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 7.7 mi
- Apple Cannon: 11.3 mi
- Endless View Farms: 11.3 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 15.1 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 15.2 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 15.6 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 9.8 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 13.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 13.8 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 18.0 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 5.6 mi
- White Rock Falls: 11.8 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 13.3 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 18.1 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 19.1 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 11.8 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 18.1 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 14.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 17.3 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 17.3 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 12.0 mi
- Trinity Point: 20.2 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 7.1 mi
- Canada: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Elk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Knob | SSW 212° | 1,172 m | 7.4 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,172 m | 7.4 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | SSW 192° | 1,099 m | 4.1 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | SSW 203° | 1,050 m | 7.4 mi |
| Flint Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,050 m | 10.4 mi |
| Kelley Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,001 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | NE 48° | 964 m | 10.1 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | SW 218° | 950 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356571546
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 22 mi
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