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Kentucky Mountain

Kentucky Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Kentucky Mountain rises to 389 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,232 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Monacan Ancestral Museum, a museum 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49041264, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
389 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.57958, -79.10947

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Riverside Pool: 10.2 mi
  • Constitution Tree Plaque: 10.2 mi
  • Even Post: 10.4 mi
  • Odd Tree: 10.4 mi
  • 1978 Garden Restoration: 11.1 mi
Museums: 26
  • Monacan Ancestral Museum: 1.0 mi
  • Saint Paul's Mission School: 1.1 mi
  • Train Station and Caboose: 2.1 mi
  • Sweet Briar Museum: 2.1 mi
  • Amherst County Historical Museum: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 20
Attractions: 16
Gardens: 14
Springs: 8
  • Cow Camp Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Lovingston Springs: 15.8 mi
  • Rock Spring: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Panther Falls: 13.2 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Apple Orchard Falls: 23.6 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Lace Falls: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 19.6 mi
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Kentucky Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNNW 331°1,232 m12.7 mi
Pompey PeakNNW 345°1,229 m12.4 mi
Mount PleasantNNW 343°1,223 m11.6 mi
Cole MountainNNW 336°1,197 m12.9 mi
Floyds MountainNNW 339°1,061 m12.4 mi
Little Rocky MountainNNW 338°1,034 m12.0 mi
The FriarN 1°1,007 m13.1 mi
Little Mount PleasantNNW 346°946 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5620:0320:42
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2816:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047576472767569584840
Precip in3.42.73.73.64.64.53.74.44.43.73.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1468966 — Kentucky Mountain, Amherst County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356562741

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