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Floyds Mountain

Floyds Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Floyds Mountain rises to 1,061 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,232 m to the west-southwest, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Rocky Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49029818, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1061 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.74738, -79.19010

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Otto Cline Powell monument: 10.5 mi
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 13.6 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 13.7 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 13.7 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 13.7 mi
Parks: 54
Artworks: 20
Museums: 20
  • Monacan Ancestral Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Saint Paul's Mission School: 12.6 mi
  • Amherst County Historical Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Virginia Military Institute Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Rockbridge Historical Society: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 15
Springs: 13
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Lovingston Springs: 4.0 mi
  • Rock Spring: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 13
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Panther Falls: 6.1 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 13.0 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Lace Falls: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 11.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Floyds Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobWSW 255°1,232 m1.9 mi
Maintop MountainNNE 33°1,232 m6.9 mi
Pompey PeakENE 71°1,229 m1.4 mi
Elk Pond MountainNNE 17°1,226 m4.7 mi
Mount PleasantESE 114°1,223 m1.1 mi
Cole MountainWNW 287°1,197 m0.9 mi
Little PriestENE 59°1,133 m7.5 mi
Spy RockNE 35°1,128 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5620:0320:43
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2916:2117:02

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356571716

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