Jacks Mountain
Jacks Mountain rises to 401 m in Virginia. Cahas Mountain stands 1,083 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Preston Knob, a peak 2.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 20 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039431, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 401 m
How to reach it
- 20.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 20 mi
- Roanoke River Overlook · 21 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 21 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Preston Knob: 2.9 mi
- Chesnut Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Greer Knob: 7.1 mi
- Flint Hill: 8.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.8 mi
- Penhook State Boat Ramp: 5.9 mi
- Scruggs Boat Launch: 6.0 mi
- Franklin County Recreation Park: 7.9 mi
- Veterans Park: 9.2 mi
- Lynch Park: 9.3 mi
- Jeremiah’s Corner: 19.8 mi
- Pittsylvania County Confederate Monument: 20.7 mi
- Bethany Church: 21.1 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 21.7 mi
- JB Fishburn Memorial: 21.8 mi
- Caboose: 15.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 17.1 mi
- Yates Tavern: 19.8 mi
- Lankford House Museum: 20.4 mi
- Simpson Funeral Museum: 20.7 mi
- Saponi Garden: 19.1 mi
- Chatham Hall Arboretum: 21.1 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 21.2 mi
- Brush: 22.2 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 22.5 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
- Explore Park: 19.3 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 24.9 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 12.0 mi
- Roanoke Star: 22.1 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 23.8 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 23.8 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 23.7 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 23.8 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 24.0 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 24.0 mi
- Spring Well #25: 22.5 mi
- Calico Rock: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Jacks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahas Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,083 m | 18.9 mi |
| Murray Knob | NW 311° | 695 m | 17.0 mi |
| Roanoke Mountain | NW 324° | 662 m | 19.9 mi |
| Cooks Knob | W 262° | 653 m | 15.0 mi |
| Panther Knob | NNW 334° | 621 m | 16.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 316° | 598 m | 20.4 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SW 217° | 593 m | 10.9 mi |
| Smith Mountain | ENE 74° | 590 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:26 | 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 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rocky MT, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1468587 — Jacks Mountain, Franklin County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356562579
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 24 mi
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