Peak · Virginia
Gibson Mountain
Gibson Mountain rises to 758 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the north-northeast, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Fox Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Skyline Drive passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49031421, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 758 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.20819, -78.63585
- 3.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 15.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Run Overlook · 4 mi
- Doyles River Lookout · 4 mi
- Dundo Overlook · 5 mi
- Rockytop Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fox Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Martins Mountain: 1.0 mi
- High Top Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Cherry Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Lick Mountain: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Beaver Creek Park: 9.2 mi
- Claudius Crozet Park: 10.4 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Park: 10.9 mi
- Playground: 10.9 mi
- Dog Park: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 46
- Bear Statue: 12.6 mi
- Down The Nile: 12.6 mi
- Moving Forward: 12.7 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 12.7 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 41
- Rip Rap Shelter: 9.0 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 9.5 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 9.6 mi
- Locust Hill: 10.3 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 10.5 mi
Museums: 23
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 11.4 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 13.8 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 13.9 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 14.6 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 18
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 10.5 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 12.6 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 12.7 mi
- Keunen Garden: 12.7 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 3.7 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 3.7 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 4.0 mi
- Cedar Falls: 13.9 mi
- South River Falls: 13.9 mi
Springs: 12
- Blackrock Springs: 6.3 mi
- Elkton Spring: 13.7 mi
- Rockingham springs: 14.4 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 15.8 mi
- Coiner Spring: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 1.5 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 10.0 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 11.1 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 13.3 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 4.8 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 12.6 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 18.1 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 6
- Endless View Farms: 12.7 mi
- Apple Cannon: 12.7 mi
- Fear Forest: 14.1 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 15.0 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 12.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 17.5 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 11.1 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Mitchell Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 14.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Gibson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | NNE 27° | 1,091 m | 10.0 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | NW 325° | 1,033 m | 3.3 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | W 280° | 1,025 m | 6.3 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | W 279° | 1,010 m | 4.0 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,006 m | 6.2 mi |
| Loft Mountain | N 350° | 1,002 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | SW 219° | 964 m | 9.2 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | NW 317° | 954 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1467073 — Gibson Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356561879
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 15 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 23 mi
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