Horsepen Mountain
Horsepen Mountain rises to 549 m in Virginia. Buzzards Roost stands 1,074 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Weaver Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49037469, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 549 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Roanoke River Overlook · 4 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 7 mi
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Weaver Knob: 1.6 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Stewart Knob: 2.5 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Pine Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Stonebridge Park: 2.4 mi
- Goode Park: 2.8 mi
- Vineyark Park East: 3.8 mi
- Vineyard Park West: 4.0 mi
- Mayflower Hills Park: 4.2 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 2.3 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Hunter Viaduct: 6.7 mi
- Roanoke City Market: 6.8 mi
- 28 Wells Avenue, N.W.: 6.9 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 4.4 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 6.7 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 6.7 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 6.7 mi
- Roanoke Pinball Museum: 6.8 mi
- Explore Park: 3.4 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Carvins Cove: 12.0 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 14.4 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 16.8 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 7.1 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 7.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 8.2 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 9.2 mi
- The Rock: 13.1 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 7.2 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Beale Garden: 8.4 mi
- Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Roanoke Star: 6.7 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 7.0 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 7.0 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 11.0 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 15.8 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 18.6 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 22.5 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 23.0 mi
- Camp Creek: 23.0 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 12.9 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 20.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.7 mi
- Howrytown: 11.5 mi
- Big Spring: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Horsepen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzards Roost | NE 48° | 1,074 m | 15.4 mi |
| McAfee Knob | WNW 302° | 974 m | 14.3 mi |
| Masons Knob | WSW 238° | 961 m | 13.9 mi |
| Tinker Mountain | NW 317° | 888 m | 14.5 mi |
| McFalls Mountain | NE 41° | 842 m | 15.4 mi |
| Harveys Knob | NNE 24° | 809 m | 12.5 mi |
| Blue Knob | NNE 15° | 804 m | 9.7 mi |
| Twelve O'clock Knob | W 261° | 792 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke-blacksburg Rgnl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1484227 — Horsepen Mountain, Bedford County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356572480
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 7 mi
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