Lewis Mountain
Lewis Mountain rises to 269 m in Virginia. Bucks Elbow Mountain stands 964 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Student Garden, a garden 0.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49044055, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 269 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 14.6 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 18.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 4 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 15 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 15 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Jefferson: 0.6 mi
- Stillhouse Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Round Top: 2.0 mi
- Song Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Britts Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Park at Ivy: 0.7 mi
- Flagler Court: 0.8 mi
- Darden Court: 0.8 mi
- Nameless Field: 0.8 mi
- University Gardens Playground: 1.0 mi
- George Welsh: 0.7 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 0.8 mi
- Moving Forward: 0.9 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Statue: 1.0 mi
- Down The Nile: 1.0 mi
- Lambeth Ruins: 0.7 mi
- Graveyard Site: 0.9 mi
- The Aviator Statue - James Rogers McConnell: 0.9 mi
- Anatomical Theater Marker: 0.9 mi
- University of Virginia Historic Marker: 1.0 mi
- Student Garden: 0.5 mi
- Keunen Garden: 0.8 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 0.8 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 1.3 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 1.0 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 2.0 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 2.5 mi
- Michie Tavern: 3.9 mi
- Monticello: 4.3 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 2.0 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 3.8 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 11.8 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 14.6 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 15.5 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 9.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 13.0 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 13.7 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 14.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 14.2 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 16.4 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 16.5 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 16.5 mi
- South River Falls: 23.4 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 23.6 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 17.0 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 17.1 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 21.1 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 2.5 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 5.4 mi
- Apple Cannon: 20.7 mi
- Endless View Farms: 20.7 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 17.0 mi
- Coiner Spring: 22.3 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 23.5 mi
- Dripping Rock: 23.7 mi
- Canada: 1.1 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Lewis Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | WNW 290° | 964 m | 12.9 mi |
| Castle Rock | WSW 241° | 722 m | 12.9 mi |
| High Top Mountain | NNW 327° | 695 m | 12.5 mi |
| Martins Mountain | NNW 327° | 629 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mill Mountain | SW 233° | 563 m | 12.3 mi |
| High Top | WSW 242° | 557 m | 11.4 mi |
| Long Arm Mountain | WSW 242° | 553 m | 11.4 mi |
| Dudley Mountain | SW 215° | 490 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581938
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 3 mi
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