Furnace Mountain
Furnace Mountain rises to 472 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the south, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49030818, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 472 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.4 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 4 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 5 mi
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Cave Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Skillern Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Buck Hill: 2.5 mi
- Sallings Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 0.6 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 2.1 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 4.6 mi
- Otto Cline Powell monument: 10.0 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 13.4 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 1.6 mi
- Centennial Park: 4.2 mi
- Knick Field: 4.2 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 8.5 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 4.2 mi
- Knight Statue: 13.1 mi
- Peristyle: 13.1 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 13.7 mi
- The Cannonball: 13.7 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 13.3 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 13.3 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 13.7 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 13.7 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 18.5 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 14.5 mi
- Victory Garden: 18.7 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 20.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 20.6 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 21.9 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 2.5 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 2.7 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 2.7 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 2.8 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 3.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 3.5 mi
- Hunting Spring: 4.0 mi
- Marble Spring: 4.7 mi
- Big Spring: 11.9 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 19.4 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 14.9 mi
- Lake Robertson: 15.0 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 20.4 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 23.1 mi
- Lace Falls: 3.2 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 6.0 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 9.4 mi
- Panther Falls: 14.3 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 18.7 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.5 mi
- Howrytown: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Furnace Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | S 178° | 1,287 m | 5.8 mi |
| Thunder Hill | S 174° | 1,221 m | 5.0 mi |
| Onion Mountain | S 180° | 1,157 m | 7.2 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | SSW 191° | 1,131 m | 8.6 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 199° | 1,119 m | 10.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 292° | 1,106 m | 10.6 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,088 m | 7.4 mi |
| Gully Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,064 m | 9.9 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 | 20:44 |
| 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1483566 — Furnace Mountain, Rockbridge County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356571794
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 24 mi
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