Floyd Mountain
Floyd Mountain rises to 1,088 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the east-northeast, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49029813, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,088 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 1 mi
- Onion Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Headforemost Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Chesnut Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Lone Field Hill: 2.1 mi
- Onion Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 6.1 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 8.6 mi
- Knick Field: 10.9 mi
- Centennial Park: 10.9 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 7.3 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 8.5 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 11.2 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 12.7 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 11.5 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 17.6 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 19.1 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 20.7 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 20.7 mi
- Rhinoceros: 10.8 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 10.9 mi
- Knight Statue: 20.1 mi
- Peristyle: 20.1 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 21.1 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 7.5 mi
- Victory Garden: 11.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 18.8 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 19.1 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 20.1 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 7.3 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 8.9 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 9.1 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 10.1 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 7.9 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 20.4 mi
- Lake Robertson: 21.4 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 21.6 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 22.4 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 1.7 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 2.1 mi
- Lace Falls: 9.4 mi
- Panther Falls: 20.4 mi
- Big Spring: 4.5 mi
- Hunting Spring: 6.7 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 7.3 mi
- Marble Spring: 8.1 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 14.2 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.9 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 24.7 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Howrytown: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Floyd Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,287 m | 2.7 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NE 53° | 1,221 m | 3.5 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,215 m | 3.6 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,167 m | 5.3 mi |
| Onion Mountain | E 95° | 1,157 m | 2.2 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | SSE 158° | 1,131 m | 1.5 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 203° | 1,119 m | 3.2 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | SSW 211° | 1,074 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496898 — Floyd Mountain, Bedford County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356584395
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