Peak · Virginia
Harris Mountain
Harris Mountain rises to 365 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the north, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 4.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49035083, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 365 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.23374, -78.57279
- 4.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 13.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 20.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Loft Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Ivy Creek Overlook · 6 mi
- Rockytop Overlook · 6 mi
- Rocky Top Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Green Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Brokenback Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Lick Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Bingham Mountain: 2.5 mi
- County Line Mountain: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Dog Park: 8.6 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Park: 8.6 mi
- Greene County Park: 8.8 mi
- Brook Hill River Park: 10.9 mi
- Charlotte Y. Humphris Park: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 42
- Down The Nile: 12.9 mi
- Moving Forward: 12.9 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 13.0 mi
- Bear Statue: 13.7 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 40
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 11.5 mi
- Locust Hill: 11.9 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 12.0 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 12.3 mi
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 12.6 mi
Museums: 21
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 12.3 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 14.0 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 14.4 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 14.7 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 17
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 12.3 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 12.9 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 12.9 mi
- Keunen Garden: 13.0 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 6.4 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 6.4 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 7.2 mi
- South River Falls: 10.8 mi
- Cedar Falls: 11.3 mi
Springs: 12
- Blackrock Springs: 9.9 mi
- Elkton Spring: 11.9 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 14.2 mi
- Rockingham springs: 14.4 mi
- Lewis Spring: 20.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 4.6 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 10.6 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 12.1 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 13.4 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 7.9 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 8.8 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 15.1 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 5
- Free Speech Wall: 15.0 mi
- Fear Forest: 15.5 mi
- Endless View Farms: 16.4 mi
- Apple Cannon: 16.4 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Mitchell Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 18.9 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 22.5 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 14.1 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 20.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 14.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Harris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | N 9° | 1,091 m | 7.2 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | W 280° | 1,033 m | 5.4 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | NNE 23° | 1,026 m | 9.8 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | W 266° | 1,025 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | W 261° | 1,010 m | 7.4 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,006 m | 4.5 mi |
| Loft Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,002 m | 4.7 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | W 271° | 954 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville Albemarle AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1494985 — Harris Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583355
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 15 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 20 mi
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