Gillums Mountain
Gillums Mountain rises to 331 m in Virginia. Bucks Elbow Mountain stands 964 m to the northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West, a rest area 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49031495, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 331 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 9.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 8 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 9 mi
- Calf Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beaver Creek Park: 2.5 mi
- Claudius Crozet Park: 3.1 mi
- Flagler Court: 7.1 mi
- Park at Ivy: 7.1 mi
- Frys Spring Park: 7.3 mi
- Taylors Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Martins Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Turners Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Newcomb Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Woodson Mountain: 3.0 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 4.3 mi
- Bear Statue: 4.7 mi
- Mountain Man: 4.8 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 7.1 mi
- George Welsh: 7.1 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 2.1 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 2.8 mi
- Locust Hill: 3.0 mi
- Mirador: 6.4 mi
- Graveyard Site: 7.0 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 7.7 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 8.6 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 9.1 mi
- Michie Tavern: 10.1 mi
- Monticello: 10.7 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 2.1 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 5.9 mi
- Student Garden: 7.1 mi
- Keunen Garden: 7.1 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 7.2 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 5.2 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 5.5 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 8.9 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 12.6 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 18.4 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 12.9 mi
- Coiner Spring: 15.6 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 17.2 mi
- Dripping Rock: 17.3 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 18.5 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 14.0 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 15.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 18.8 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 19.4 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 20.0 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 9.2 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 11.0 mi
- Apple Cannon: 14.8 mi
- Endless View Farms: 14.9 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 21.5 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 13.4 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 13.8 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 14.0 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 17.3 mi
- White Rock Falls: 24.3 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 13.9 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 16.5 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 20.3 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 1.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 22.1 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 22.2 mi
- Canada: 7.7 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Gillums Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | NW 309° | 964 m | 6.9 mi |
| Calf Mountain | WNW 290° | 908 m | 8.0 mi |
| Turk Mountain | NW 305° | 899 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pasture Fence Mountain | NNW 331° | 877 m | 9.3 mi |
| Scott Mountain | W 277° | 842 m | 9.7 mi |
| Heard Mountain | SSW 214° | 726 m | 9.3 mi |
| Castle Rock | SW 215° | 722 m | 7.7 mi |
| High Top Mountain | N 360° | 695 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356561893
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 9 mi
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