Gibson Mountain
Gibson Mountain rises to 306 m in Virginia. Kirtley Mountain stands 788 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Scott Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Orange County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49031422, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 306 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 21 mi
- South River Overlook · 24 mi
- Baldface Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
- Bald Face Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scott Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Merry Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Smith Hill: 1.4 mi
- Chicken Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Cameron Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Gordonsville Historic District: 3.8 mi
- Verling Park: 3.8 mi
- Cooke Park: 3.9 mi
- Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District: 4.5 mi
- Taylor Park: 4.6 mi
- Speech Stump: 18.8 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 18.9 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 20.0 mi
- Looking for Ice: 20.1 mi
- The Biker: 20.3 mi
- Bloomsbury: 7.0 mi
- Madison County Veterans Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Madison County Confederate Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 15.8 mi
- Stonewall Brigade Monument: 16.0 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 2.2 mi
- Louisa Downtown Garden: 14.1 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 19.6 mi
- CATS Grove: 19.7 mi
- Montpelier: 2.3 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 4.1 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- James Madison Museum: 4.6 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 14.5 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 15.4 mi
- Bozo Beach: 19.8 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 20.3 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 20.4 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 20.7 mi
- Lake Orange: 7.9 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 19.5 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 21.6 mi
- Oakley Forest Wildlife Management Area: 23.8 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 24.1 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.1 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 20.5 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 21.7 mi
- South River Falls: 22.9 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 24.8 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Canada: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Gibson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtley Mountain | NW 317° | 788 m | 20.0 mi |
| Sag Top | NNW 330° | 665 m | 20.8 mi |
| Utz Hightop | NNW 330° | 643 m | 19.3 mi |
| Peters Mountain | WSW 239° | 550 m | 8.2 mi |
| Powell Mountain | WNW 298° | 526 m | 20.3 mi |
| Daniels Mountain | WNW 294° | 520 m | 21.1 mi |
| Berry Mountain | NW 323° | 505 m | 16.9 mi |
| Baldtop | NNW 329° | 499 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Piedmont Rsch STN, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1467072 — Gibson Mountain, Orange County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356561878
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 20 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 27 mi
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