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Hume Mountain

Hume Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hume Mountain rises to 248 m in Virginia. Fork Mountain stands 1,172 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Thorofare Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 4.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037942, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
248 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.39513, -78.16972

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Madison Wayside: 2.9 mi
  • Lawrence Beasley Park: 4.9 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Soccer Complex: 5.3 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Baseball Complex: 5.4 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Sand Volleyball Court: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 21
Waterfalls: 18
Museums: 10
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Grove: 15.2 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 15.9 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 17.0 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 17.3 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 2
  • LOVE: 10.0 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Luray Train Depot: 24.3 mi
  • Darkwood Manor: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Hume Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fork MountainWNW 294°1,172 m14.5 mi
Bluff MountainWNW 283°1,066 m13.7 mi
Jones MountainWNW 289°1,061 m14.4 mi
Doubletop MountainWNW 299°1,051 m14.1 mi
Old Rag MountainNW 324°998 m13.3 mi
Bear Church RockWNW 287°925 m12.9 mi
Kirtley MountainW 271°788 m12.9 mi
Buzzard RocksW 276°725 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:5020:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:2716:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546271757366554537

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356581909

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