Fan Mountains
Fan Mountains rises to 444 m in Virginia. Heard Mountain stands 726 m to the northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Oliver, a peak 1.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49028531, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 444 m
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 14.2 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 14.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 13 mi
- Glass Hollow Overlook · 14 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 15 mi
- Afton Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Oliver: 1.8 mi
- Persimmon Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Appleberry Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Brush Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 3.7 mi
- Walnut Creek Park: 4.8 mi
- Simpson Park: 5.7 mi
- Scottsville Recreation Center: 8.4 mi
- Biscuit Run Park: 10.0 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 11.4 mi
- Mountain Man: 11.6 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 11.6 mi
- Bear Statue: 11.8 mi
- George Welsh: 12.9 mi
- Mirador: 11.7 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 12.4 mi
- Graveyard Site: 12.6 mi
- Locust Hill: 12.8 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 12.9 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 6.8 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 10.9 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 13.0 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 13.1 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 13.6 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 12.0 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 12.2 mi
- Student Garden: 13.1 mi
- Keunen Garden: 14.0 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 14.0 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 10.7 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 11.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 13.4 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 14.3 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 11.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 18.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 18.4 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 19.0 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 19.1 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 12.9 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 13.1 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 14.1 mi
- Apple Cannon: 22.6 mi
- Endless View Farms: 22.6 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 15.2 mi
- White Rock Falls: 21.5 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 23.9 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 24.5 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 24.5 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 15.3 mi
- Dripping Rock: 15.5 mi
- Hickory Spring: 16.8 mi
- Coiner Spring: 18.8 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 22.3 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 8.9 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 24.4 mi
- Canada: 13.2 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Fan Mountains. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heard Mountain | NW 306° | 726 m | 5.3 mi |
| Castle Rock | NW 321° | 722 m | 5.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SW 231° | 677 m | 11.2 mi |
| Massies Mountain | WNW 296° | 657 m | 6.5 mi |
| Moses Mountain | NW 313° | 590 m | 6.0 mi |
| Walnut Top | W 278° | 572 m | 4.4 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | W 277° | 571 m | 8.4 mi |
| Archer Mountain | W 278° | 566 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:18 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581835
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 14 mi
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