Leigh Mountain
Leigh Mountain rises to 216 m in Virginia. Willis Mountain stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Picketts Spring, a spring 4.3 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 4.6 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043927, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 216 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Lee's Retreat
40 named places within 25 miles
- Weyanoke Park: 5.2 mi
- Hampden Sydney College Historic District: 6.1 mi
- Brock Commons: 6.9 mi
- Wheeler Mall: 7.0 mi
- Grove Street Park: 7.2 mi
- Esther Atkinson Museum: 6.1 mi
- Moton Museum: 6.4 mi
- Crewe Railroad Museum: 12.9 mi
- Central High Museum: 17.9 mi
- Drakes Branch Musuem: 19.8 mi
- Joan of Arc: 6.7 mi
- Camp Paradise Earthworks: 7.6 mi
- Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Pamplin Smoking Pipe & manufacturing Co., Inc.: 18.1 mi
- Clay Pipe Kiln: 18.1 mi
- Featherfin: 15.1 mi
- Charlotte State Forest: 20.6 mi
- Cumberland State Forest: 21.6 mi
- Bear Creek Lake State Park: 23.0 mi
- Horsepen Lake: 24.5 mi
- Baker Mountain: 16.0 mi
- Woods Mountain: 17.9 mi
- Lyle Mountain: 18.3 mi
- Willis Mountain: 19.7 mi
- Tower Hill: 24.5 mi
- Picketts Spring: 4.3 mi
- Goodwin Lake Swim Beach: 4.8 mi
- Love: 21.7 mi
- Amelia Frightfest: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Leigh Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Mountain | NNW 343° | 304 m | 19.7 mi |
| Lyle Mountain | W 270° | 241 m | 18.3 mi |
| Woods Mountain | NW 318° | 218 m | 17.9 mi |
| Baker Mountain | W 270° | 214 m | 16.0 mi |
| Tower Hill | N 355° | 187 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:20 | 17:00 |
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 | 38 | 40 | 47 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenbay 3 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356562889
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