Jackson Mountain
Jackson Mountain rises to 519 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Squirrel Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039478, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 519 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.2 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Small waterfall · 7 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Squirrel Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Lone Pine Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 1.8 mi
- No Business Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 3.4 mi
- Troy Arthur Park: 4.7 mi
- Independence Park: 9.4 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- Orange Street Park: 9.8 mi
- Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike: 9.2 mi
- Bedford County: 10.4 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 11.3 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 11.3 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 10.2 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 10.6 mi
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College: 13.1 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights: 13.6 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 14.0 mi
- Rhinoceros: 11.4 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 12.8 mi
- Olympic Runner: 13.7 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 14.1 mi
- Mayor: 14.4 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 8.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 10.2 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 10.7 mi
- Victory Garden: 10.9 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 11.8 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 9.6 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 10.9 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 13.4 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 13.5 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 14.0 mi
- Hunting Spring: 8.2 mi
- Marble Spring: 8.4 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 8.9 mi
- Big Spring: 10.4 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 23.1 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 8.5 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 13.9 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 19.6 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 23.4 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 8.2 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 9.6 mi
- Lace Falls: 15.0 mi
- Panther Falls: 18.9 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 16.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 22.2 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Jackson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | NW 309° | 1,287 m | 7.2 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NW 316° | 1,221 m | 7.5 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | W 270° | 1,215 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | W 264° | 1,167 m | 10.8 mi |
| Onion Mountain | WNW 298° | 1,157 m | 6.6 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,131 m | 7.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | W 272° | 1,119 m | 9.3 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,088 m | 8.7 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356572590
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 15 mi
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