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Little Priest

Little Priest, seen from above at true elevation

Little Priest rises to 1,133 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is The Priest, a peak 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045405, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1133 m
Getting there

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Coordinates37.80208, -79.07253

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 45
Historic sites: 30
  • Otto Cline Powell monument: 17.9 mi
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 19.7 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 19.8 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 19.8 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 19.8 mi
Museums: 19
  • Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 11.1 mi
  • Virginia Distillery Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Amherst County Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Monacan Ancestral Museum: 16.1 mi
  • Saint Paul's Mission School: 16.1 mi
Springs: 12
  • Rock Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Lovingston Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 11
Nature reserves: 8
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • White Rock Falls: 7.0 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Panther Falls: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 23.8 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 24.0 mi
  • Greenhouse Area: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 13.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Little Priest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainNW 306°1,232 m3.3 mi
Bald KnobWSW 243°1,232 m9.3 mi
Pompey PeakWSW 237°1,229 m6.1 mi
The PriestNNE 24°1,227 m1.3 mi
Elk Pond MountainW 278°1,226 m5.1 mi
Mount PleasantSW 232°1,223 m6.9 mi
Three RidgesNE 51°1,210 m6.2 mi
Cole MountainWSW 244°1,197 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:28
June solstice05:5520:0320:42
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:2916:2017:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1484961 — Little Priest, Nelson County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356572962

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