King George Mountain
King George Mountain rises to 259 m in Virginia. Buzzards Roost stands 1,074 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Moon Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 25 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49041649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 259 m
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
- Small waterfall · 27 mi
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 27 mi
- Onion Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Moon Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Stone Road Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Hogan's Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Jasper Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.2 mi
- Bethany Church: 1.4 mi
- John L. Hurt, Jr. Monument: 6.2 mi
- Roark Mill: 6.5 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Mansion Truss Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Pittsylvania Wayside Park: 5.3 mi
- Roosevelt Mattox Park: 6.0 mi
- Bedford Avenue Neighborhood Park: 6.2 mi
- Leonard Coleman Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
- English Park: 6.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.6 mi
- Dinwiddie Arboretum: 7.8 mi
- Saponi Garden: 11.6 mi
- Victory Garden: 16.2 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 17.7 mi
- Avoca Museum: 7.8 mi
- Yates Tavern: 12.9 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 16.0 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 17.7 mi
- Sharswood Plantation: 17.9 mi
- LOVE: 6.6 mi
- Rhinoceros: 17.7 mi
- Hayes Monument: 23.8 mi
- Hayes Hall Bell: 23.8 mi
- Olympic Runner: 24.1 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 16.1 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 23.7 mi
- VUL Sign: 23.8 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 24.4 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 24.4 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 18.1 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 19.7 mi
- Big Spring: 24.6 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of King George Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzards Roost | NNW 333° | 1,074 m | 24.0 mi |
| Taylors Mountain | NW 323° | 776 m | 23.4 mi |
| Porter Mountain | NW 312° | 744 m | 23.7 mi |
| Wiggington Knob | NW 312° | 744 m | 23.7 mi |
| Suck Mountain | NNW 347° | 668 m | 24.0 mi |
| Fleming Mountain | NNE 13° | 645 m | 23.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 6° | 620 m | 23.9 mi |
| Smith Mountain | SW 230° | 590 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495794 — King George Mountain, Bedford County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583664
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 25 mi
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