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Leigh Mountain

Leigh Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. 43 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

Coordinates37.20404, -78.35888

43 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 5
  • 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
Peaks: 5
Springs: 1
  • Picketts Spring: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Goodwin Lake Swim Beach: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Love: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Willis MountainNNW 343°304 m19.7 mi
Lyle MountainW 270°241 m18.3 mi
Woods MountainNW 318°218 m17.9 mi
Baker MountainW 270°214 m16.0 mi
Tower HillN 355°187 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:25
June solstice05:5419:5920:38
September equinox07:0218:3819:12
December solstice07:2416:2017:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384047586573787669584841

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenbay 3 NE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356562889

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