Locke Mountain
Locke Mountain rises to 301 m in Virginia. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,062 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Monacan Park, a park 1.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49045796, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 301 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.2 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 13 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 14 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monacan Park: 1.7 mi
- Peaks View Park: 5.2 mi
- Ed Page Entrance: 6.2 mi
- Ivy Creek Park: 6.2 mi
- Jefferson Park: 7.0 mi
- Potato Hill: 2.0 mi
- Jackson Peak: 3.7 mi
- Spring Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Fleming Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Miners Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Odd Tree: 5.8 mi
- Even Post: 5.8 mi
- Riverside Pool: 6.1 mi
- Constitution Tree Plaque: 6.2 mi
- Bedford County: 6.8 mi
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College: 5.8 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 7.4 mi
- Pest House Medical Museum: 7.4 mi
- Station House Museum: 7.5 mi
- Legacy Museum of African American History: 7.6 mi
- Olympic Runner: 7.5 mi
- Mayor: 7.7 mi
- Piano: 7.9 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 7.9 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 8.1 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 4.4 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 5.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 6.2 mi
- Daniel's Hill Garden: 7.2 mi
- University of Lynchburg Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 6.0 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 6.1 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 7.6 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 7.6 mi
- Point of Honor: 7.8 mi
- Marble Spring: 11.5 mi
- Hunting Spring: 12.4 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 12.8 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 17.8 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 18.7 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 7.1 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 10.6 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 17.5 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 17.5 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 24.2 mi
- Panther Falls: 15.0 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 15.5 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 18.1 mi
- Lace Falls: 19.3 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 19.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.8 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 13.9 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Locke Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrapin Mountain | W 280° | 1,062 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,015 m | 12.7 mi |
| Highcock Knob | WNW 296° | 931 m | 11.4 mi |
| Big Rocky Row | NW 322° | 910 m | 12.4 mi |
| Silas Knob | NNW 331° | 904 m | 12.4 mi |
| Tobacco Row Mountain | NE 34° | 876 m | 6.1 mi |
| High Peak | NE 34° | 876 m | 6.1 mi |
| Punchbowl Mountain | NNW 338° | 866 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493215 — Locke Mountain, Bedford County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356581954
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 8 mi
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