Flint Stone Mountain
Flint Stone Mountain rises to 531 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the west-northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish, a park 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49029755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 531 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.7 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 3 mi
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 4 mi
- Small waterfall · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 0.7 mi
- Troy Arthur Park: 8.1 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 8.6 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Terrapin Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Onion Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Suck Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 7.9 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 8.1 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 10.0 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike: 12.1 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 11.3 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 14.4 mi
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College: 16.1 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights: 16.9 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 17.1 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 10.0 mi
- Rhinoceros: 11.7 mi
- Olympic Runner: 16.9 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 17.4 mi
- Mayor: 17.6 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 8.0 mi
- Victory Garden: 11.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 13.6 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 14.4 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 14.7 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 6.4 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 10.7 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 11.0 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 11.1 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 11.5 mi
- Hunting Spring: 5.0 mi
- Marble Spring: 5.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 5.8 mi
- Big Spring: 8.3 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 22.3 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 8.5 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 17.0 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 21.4 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 22.8 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 4.6 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 6.9 mi
- Lace Falls: 11.4 mi
- Panther Falls: 17.6 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 19.5 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 20.2 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.5 mi
- Howrytown: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Flint Stone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | WNW 303° | 1,287 m | 3.6 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NW 318° | 1,221 m | 3.8 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,215 m | 7.4 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,167 m | 9.0 mi |
| Onion Mountain | W 279° | 1,157 m | 3.2 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | W 263° | 1,131 m | 4.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WSW 251° | 1,119 m | 7.0 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | W 278° | 1,088 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586705
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 18 mi
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