Findlay Mountain
Findlay Mountain rises to 345 m in Virginia. Chimney Rock stands 974 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Welsh Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49028842, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 345 m
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.2 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 23.4 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 28.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 17 mi
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 17 mi
- The Priest Overlook · 18 mi
- Ravens Roost Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Welsh Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Thomas Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Peavine Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Piney Mountain: 3.4 mi
- High Peak: 3.4 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 11.2 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 11.5 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 13.1 mi
- Simpson Park: 15.3 mi
- Buckingham Courthouse Historic District: 17.8 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 6.5 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 9.7 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 13.9 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 14.3 mi
- Sweet Briar Museum: 16.8 mi
- James River at Wingina: 7.0 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 8.5 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 16.6 mi
- Horsepen Lake: 19.0 mi
- Hickory Spring: 17.7 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 18.0 mi
- Dripping Rock: 18.2 mi
- Rock Spring: 19.6 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 20.4 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 6.5 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 17.6 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 20.9 mi
- Confederate Cemetery: 21.9 mi
- Appomattox Monument: 21.9 mi
- Raine Monument: 22.0 mi
- Mirador: 23.9 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 24.4 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 17.8 mi
- White Rock Falls: 19.1 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 22.4 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 10.5 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 14.9 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Findlay Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimney Rock | NW 320° | 974 m | 14.1 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | NNW 339° | 741 m | 11.1 mi |
| White Mountain | NNW 332° | 720 m | 10.4 mi |
| High Top Mountain | NNW 330° | 678 m | 8.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 3° | 677 m | 6.2 mi |
| Pats Knob | NW 324° | 660 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bolton Mountain | NNW 328° | 649 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cat Rock Mountain | NW 324° | 640 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586693
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 26 mi
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