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Locke Mountain

Locke Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.49209, -79.25232

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • 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
Museums: 24
  • 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
Artworks: 21
  • Olympic Runner: 7.5 mi
  • Mayor: 7.7 mi
  • Piano: 7.9 mi
  • LYH LOVES YOU: 7.9 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 16
Attractions: 14
Springs: 9
  • 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
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Terrapin MountainW 280°1,062 m11.6 mi
Bluff MountainNNW 336°1,015 m12.7 mi
Highcock KnobWNW 296°931 m11.4 mi
Big Rocky RowNW 322°910 m12.4 mi
Silas KnobNNW 331°904 m12.4 mi
Tobacco Row MountainNE 34°876 m6.1 mi
High PeakNE 34°876 m6.1 mi
Punchbowl MountainNNW 338°866 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:29
June solstice05:5720:0320:42
September equinox07:0518:4119:16
December solstice07:2916:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845556371757467564638
Precip in3.42.93.73.64.24.04.13.63.93.43.23.8

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

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