Gunner Mountain
Gunner Mountain rises to 337 m in Virginia. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 677 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kyles Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49034322, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 337 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Kyles Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Pruetts Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Spears Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Piney Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Buck Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Appomattox Monument: 9.1 mi
- Raine Monument: 9.2 mi
- Clay Pipe Kiln: 15.8 mi
- Pamplin Smoking Pipe & manufacturing Co., Inc.: 15.8 mi
- Joan of Arc: 22.2 mi
- Buckingham Courthouse Historic District: 10.0 mi
- Abbitt Park: 11.2 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 14.2 mi
- Ruritan Park: 15.5 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 19.9 mi
- Housewright House: 9.8 mi
- The American Civil War Museum: 10.0 mi
- Appomattox County Museum: 11.1 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 19.4 mi
- Sweet Briar Museum: 20.4 mi
- Horsepen Lake: 9.3 mi
- James River at Wingina: 10.1 mi
- Featherfin: 12.2 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 20.1 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 22.8 mi
- LOVE: 23.5 mi
- Craddock Terry Shoe: 23.6 mi
- Lynchbug: 23.7 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 23.7 mi
- Creating Our Culture: 23.7 mi
- Confederate Cemetery: 9.1 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 21.7 mi
- Point of Honor: 23.8 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 24.6 mi
- VUL Sign: 24.6 mi
- Daniel's Hill Center Garden: 23.8 mi
- Robert D Morrison Garden: 23.9 mi
- Daniel's Hill Garden: 24.0 mi
- Diamond Hill Center Garden: 24.1 mi
- Fairview Center Garden: 24.2 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 21.3 mi
- Picketts Spring: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Gunner Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 345° | 677 m | 21.0 mi |
| Naked Mountain | NNW 341° | 607 m | 19.2 mi |
| Simpson Mountain | NNW 341° | 570 m | 21.0 mi |
| Willoughby Mountain | N 351° | 562 m | 21.4 mi |
| Peebles Mountain | NNW 339° | 556 m | 20.1 mi |
| Richardson Mountain | WNW 290° | 511 m | 22.6 mi |
| Spears Mountain | NNW 334° | 497 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mosby Mountain | NNW 346° | 473 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Appomattox, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356562139
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 24 mi
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