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Flint Mountain

Flint Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Flint Mountain rises to 1,050 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the south-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelley Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49029748, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1050 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.93430, -79.04864

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
Historic sites: 32
Springs: 19
Museums: 16
Artworks: 10
Attractions: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • White Rock Falls: 2.2 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Panther Falls: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Greenhouse Area: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Flint Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainSSW 209°1,232 m8.2 mi
The PriestS 185°1,227 m7.9 mi
Elk Pond MountainSW 217°1,226 m10.5 mi
Three RidgesSE 146°1,210 m6.3 mi
Devils KnobESE 104°1,172 m5.2 mi
Potatopatch MountainESE 104°1,172 m5.3 mi
Little PriestS 188°1,133 m9.2 mi
Spy RockSSW 208°1,128 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:28
June solstice05:5520:0320:43
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:2916:2017:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1492948 — Flint Mountain, Augusta County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356581841

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