Hurricane Mountain
Hurricane Mountain rises to 481 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49038136, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 481 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Onion Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 2.2 mi
- Troy Arthur Park: 5.9 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Independence Park: 9.4 mi
- Greenwood Park: 9.5 mi
- Jackson Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Flint Stone Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Squirrel Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Lone Pine Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike: 9.9 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 10.1 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 10.3 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 11.2 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 9.8 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 12.4 mi
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College: 14.9 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights: 15.5 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 15.8 mi
- Rhinoceros: 10.6 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 12.0 mi
- Olympic Runner: 15.5 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 16.0 mi
- Mayor: 16.2 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 7.1 mi
- Victory Garden: 10.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 12.0 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 12.4 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 13.5 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 8.6 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 10.4 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 13.0 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 13.2 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 13.3 mi
- Hunting Spring: 7.1 mi
- Marble Spring: 7.7 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 7.9 mi
- Big Spring: 8.7 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 23.5 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 7.5 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 15.7 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 21.0 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 22.9 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 23.8 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 6.4 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 7.8 mi
- Lace Falls: 13.6 mi
- Panther Falls: 19.0 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 18.3 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 20.4 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Howrytown: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Hurricane Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | NW 315° | 1,287 m | 5.6 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NW 324° | 1,221 m | 6.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | W 266° | 1,215 m | 7.8 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | WSW 259° | 1,167 m | 9.2 mi |
| Onion Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,157 m | 4.8 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,131 m | 5.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | W 268° | 1,119 m | 7.6 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,088 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1484300 — Hurricane Mountain, Bedford County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356572534
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 17 mi
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