Gaines Mountain
Gaines Mountain rises to 424 m in Virginia. Hog Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Byrds Marker, a park 1.3 miles away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 424 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 18 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 19 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beans Knob: 4.1 mi
- Willard Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Carter Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Pikes Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Bowens Knob: 6.0 mi
- Byrds Marker: 1.3 mi
- Hart's Access: 3.2 mi
- Danbury Historic District: 10.9 mi
- Historic Rock House: 11.5 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 11.5 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 18.5 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 18.6 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 18.7 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 21.1 mi
- Lawson Family Murder Museum: 21.2 mi
- Lower Cascades: 9.8 mi
- Torys Falls: 10.7 mi
- Window Falls: 10.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 10.9 mi
- Tise falls: 11.1 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 5.6 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 9.7 mi
- Balanced Rock: 10.9 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 18.5 mi
- Browder Family Cemetery: 19.5 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area: 12.9 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 18.6 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 19.5 mi
- Indian Face: 10.9 mi
- Moores Wall: 11.1 mi
- Cooks Wall: 12.3 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 18.8 mi
- Three Bears: 18.8 mi
- Stoneman's Raid: 10.9 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Moratock Iron Furnace: 11.2 mi
- CCC Ruins: 11.4 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 11.4 mi
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 23.9 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 11.9 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 15.5 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 17.2 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Gaines Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,087 m | 17.5 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | NNW 345° | 1,049 m | 17.5 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | NW 325° | 1,015 m | 16.1 mi |
| Turkey Nest Knob | NW 324° | 986 m | 16.4 mi |
| Tinsley Knob | NNW 349° | 981 m | 16.3 mi |
| Oak Knob | NW 320° | 978 m | 15.3 mi |
| East Knob | NW 316° | 978 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bull Mountain | NNE 18° | 977 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:05 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 40 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stuart, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356561817
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 19 mi
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