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Highco Mountain

Highco Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Highco Mountain rises to 868 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,232 m to the east-northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Shady Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
868 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.69875, -79.31698

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Otto Cline Powell monument: 3.1 mi
  • Indian and Settler Conflict: 8.1 mi
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 9.0 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 19
Gardens: 15
Attractions: 14
Springs: 12
  • Cow Camp Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Lovingston Springs: 10.7 mi
  • Marble Spring: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Waterfalls: 6
  • Panther Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Lace Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Apple Orchard Falls: 17.3 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 19.6 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Highco Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobENE 61°1,232 m5.9 mi
Pompey PeakENE 65°1,229 m9.0 mi
Mount PleasantENE 70°1,223 m8.5 mi
Cole MountainENE 59°1,197 m7.1 mi
Floyds MountainENE 64°1,061 m7.7 mi
Little Rocky MountainENE 67°1,034 m7.5 mi
Buck MountainNE 54°1,025 m5.3 mi
Bluff MountainSSW 211°1,015 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:29
June solstice05:5720:0420:43
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3016:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744546371757467564537
Precip in3.12.83.53.74.14.84.13.33.73.13.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356581901

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