Gum Tree Mountain
Gum Tree Mountain rises to 943 m in Virginia. Paddy Knob stands 1,365 m to the northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is White Rock Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 20 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49034297, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 943 m
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 20.4 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 20.2 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- White Rock Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Duncan Knob: 2.3 mi
- Chesttnut Ridge: 2.6 mi
- Tower Hill Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Round Hill: 4.4 mi
- Bolar Spring: 2.5 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 6.8 mi
- Phillips Spring: 12.9 mi
- Blowing Springs: 14.2 mi
- Grose Spring: 14.2 mi
- Deerfield Park: 14.2 mi
- Highland Park: 16.5 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 16.9 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 19.0 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 20.0 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 17.9 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 18.0 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 19.1 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 11.4 mi
- Highland County Museum: 14.4 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 16.7 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 19.1 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 16.7 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 18.5 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 19.7 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 19.9 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 4.8 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 8.2 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 19.4 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 16.4 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 18.8 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 13.4 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 18.3 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 20.8 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 22.1 mi
- Byrd Point: 5.6 mi
- Sunset: 15.0 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Gum Tree Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Knob | NW 310° | 1,365 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sounding Knob | NNE 20° | 1,334 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mad Sheep | WNW 293° | 1,287 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mad Tom | WNW 290° | 1,236 m | 10.5 mi |
| Brushy Ridge | ENE 68° | 1,185 m | 15.1 mi |
| Duncan Knob | WSW 242° | 1,164 m | 2.3 mi |
| Northeast Peak | E 99° | 1,160 m | 8.1 mi |
| Wallace Peak | ESE 104° | 1,151 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mill GAP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1483868 — Gum Tree Mountain, Bath County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356572094
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