Lewis Mountain
Lewis Mountain rises to 775 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Austin Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49044060, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 775 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 17.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dundo Overlook · 3 mi
- Doyles River Lookout · 3 mi
- Big Run Overlook · 4 mi
- Rocky Top Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Austin Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Lewis Peak: 1.2 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Rockytop: 2.1 mi
- Hall Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Port Republic Historic District: 4.0 mi
- Town Park: 4.8 mi
- Grand Caverns Regional Park: 4.8 mi
- East Rockingham Recreation Association: 8.6 mi
- Weyers Cave Community Center: 8.8 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 13.2 mi
- James Madison: 13.3 mi
- James Madison statue: 13.4 mi
- World War Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 15.5 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 2.3 mi
- Cross Keys Battle Monument: 6.9 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 7.5 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 11.1 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 11.8 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 4.9 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 11.8 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 12.8 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 13.8 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 13.9 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 12.7 mi
- ISAT Patio: 12.9 mi
- Heishman Garden: 15.6 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 16.5 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 19.6 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 3.7 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 3.7 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 3.8 mi
- Cedar Falls: 13.9 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 14.7 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 4.4 mi
- Rockingham springs: 9.3 mi
- Elkton Spring: 12.0 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 13.2 mi
- Seawright Springs: 13.3 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 5.9 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 13.0 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 16.6 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 17.2 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 18.4 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 3.0 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 17.7 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 18.5 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 24.4 mi
- Fear Forest: 6.9 mi
- Endless View Farms: 9.5 mi
- Apple Cannon: 9.6 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 19.8 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 22.2 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 11.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 11.4 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 17.6 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 21.8 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Trinity Point: 23.1 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 18.2 mi
- Canada: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Lewis Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | ENE 67° | 1,091 m | 11.4 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,033 m | 4.4 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | S 185° | 1,025 m | 3.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSE 152° | 1,010 m | 4.3 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | ENE 79° | 1,006 m | 7.8 mi |
| Loft Mountain | E 94° | 1,002 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | S 180° | 964 m | 11.6 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | ESE 121° | 954 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 15 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1469335 — Lewis Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356562906
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 22 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 22 mi
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