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Glady Fork Mountain

Glady Fork Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Glady Fork Mountain rises to 334 m in Virginia. Cooks Knob stands 653 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Robertson Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 28 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031624, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
334 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.73819, -79.68837

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hidden lake Park: 8.9 mi
  • Spruce Street Tennis Courts: 9.6 mi
  • Hooker Baseball Park: 9.6 mi
  • Beaver Creek Reservoir Park: 10.1 mi
  • J. Frank Wilson Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
Peaks: 47
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 12
Gardens: 8
  • Brush: 8.4 mi
  • Chatham Hall Arboretum: 17.6 mi
  • Curtis' Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Rain Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
  • Main St. Plaza Pergula: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Family Fun Zone: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Danville Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glady Fork Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cooks KnobNW 311°653 m22.0 mi
Fork MountainNW 313°593 m11.5 mi
Smith MountainNNE 20°590 m20.2 mi
Hogpen MountainW 271°560 m24.0 mi
Brown HillWNW 297°556 m20.9 mi
Coles KnobNW 319°550 m24.7 mi
Beech MountainNW 306°539 m20.6 mi
Toms KnobNW 324°531 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5719:31
June solstice06:0120:0320:42
September equinox07:0718:4319:17
December solstice07:2816:2717:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946566472767468574639
Precip in3.83.04.13.64.54.44.04.25.13.63.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville Fltr PLT, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356581863

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