Goff Mountain
Goff Mountain rises to 524 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the west-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Highcock Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49032022, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 524 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.4 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 2 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 4 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 4 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Highcock Knob: 1.8 mi
- Terrapin Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Flint Stone Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Hamilton Knob: 4.6 mi
- Thunder Hill: 4.6 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 3.7 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 6.0 mi
- Knick Field: 6.4 mi
- Centennial Park: 6.6 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 5.3 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 5.9 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 6.3 mi
- Otto Cline Powell monument: 9.1 mi
- Bedford County: 14.5 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 15.4 mi
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College: 15.5 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 15.9 mi
- Monacan Ancestral Museum: 16.3 mi
- Saint Paul's Mission School: 16.3 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 6.5 mi
- Knight Statue: 14.2 mi
- Peristyle: 14.2 mi
- Rhinoceros: 15.8 mi
- Olympic Runner: 16.8 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 12.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 14.0 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 14.1 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 15.5 mi
- Victory Garden: 15.9 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 3.9 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 9.0 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 9.2 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 9.2 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 9.3 mi
- Marble Spring: 2.2 mi
- Hunting Spring: 2.6 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 3.1 mi
- Big Spring: 11.8 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 18.3 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 12.6 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 16.6 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 18.8 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 19.0 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 6.4 mi
- Lace Falls: 9.7 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 9.9 mi
- Panther Falls: 13.5 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 21.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 22.0 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Goff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,287 m | 5.2 mi |
| Thunder Hill | W 259° | 1,221 m | 4.6 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SW 235° | 1,215 m | 10.8 mi |
| Onion Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,157 m | 6.0 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,131 m | 8.0 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SW 236° | 1,119 m | 10.4 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,088 m | 7.9 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | SW 235° | 1,062 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356571901
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 18 mi
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