Geddes Mountain
Geddes Mountain rises to 306 m in Virginia. Pompey Peak stands 1,229 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49031237, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 306 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 26.9 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Yankee Horse Ridge Overlook · 15 mi
- The Priest Overlook · 17 mi
- Boston Knob Overlook · 17 mi
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Crits Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 4.3 mi
- Diggs Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Turner Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Constitution Tree Plaque: 17.8 mi
- Riverside Pool: 17.9 mi
- Even Post: 18.2 mi
- Odd Tree: 18.2 mi
- 1978 Garden Restoration: 18.4 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 6.4 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Coolwell Park: 10.8 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 11.6 mi
- Monacan Park: 17.1 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 6.0 mi
- Sweet Briar Museum: 8.6 mi
- Train Station and Caboose: 8.8 mi
- Monacan Ancestral Museum: 9.6 mi
- Saint Paul's Mission School: 9.6 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 18.6 mi
- Lynchbug: 18.6 mi
- Piano: 18.6 mi
- LOVE: 18.8 mi
- Craddock Terry Shoe: 18.8 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 18.0 mi
- Daniel's Hill Garden: 18.2 mi
- Daniel's Hill Center Garden: 18.3 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 18.3 mi
- Robert D Morrison Garden: 18.6 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 11.0 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 14.5 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 15.1 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 17.8 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 17.9 mi
- Hog Camp Gap Spring: 13.5 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 14.0 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 14.0 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 14.5 mi
- Rock Spring: 14.7 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 8.5 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 11.8 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 12.5 mi
- James River at Wingina: 14.6 mi
- Panther Falls: 17.0 mi
- White Rock Falls: 17.5 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 19.6 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 20.1 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 16.0 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 18.4 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Geddes Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pompey Peak | NW 304° | 1,229 m | 12.1 mi |
| The Priest | NNW 340° | 1,227 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | WNW 300° | 1,223 m | 11.8 mi |
| Little Priest | NNW 335° | 1,133 m | 11.3 mi |
| The Cardinal | NW 315° | 1,023 m | 12.3 mi |
| The Friar | NW 320° | 1,007 m | 10.4 mi |
| Little Mount Pleasant | WNW 300° | 946 m | 11.0 mi |
| Doefoot Mountain | NW 309° | 926 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581857
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 19 mi
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