Peak · Virginia
Long Arm Mountain
Long Arm Mountain rises to 553 m in Virginia. Bucks Elbow Mountain stands 964 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is High Top, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Skyline Drive passes 8.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49046295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 553 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.96264, -78.70502
- 8.4 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 9.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 9 mi
- McCormick Gap Overlook · 9 mi
- McCormick Gap Overview · 9 mi
- Rockfish Gap Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks: 59
- Walnut Creek Park: 6.4 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 6.9 mi
- Claudius Crozet Park: 7.1 mi
- Beaver Creek Park: 8.2 mi
- Biscuit Run Park: 9.8 mi
Peaks
- High Top: 0.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 1.5 mi
- Mill Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Tom Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Sharp Top: 2.2 mi
Artworks: 34
- 3 Owl Statue: 8.9 mi
- Mountain Man: 9.3 mi
- Bear Statue: 9.4 mi
- George Welsh: 11.4 mi
- IN-trospection: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Mirador: 5.9 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 8.1 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 8.8 mi
- Locust Hill: 9.1 mi
Museums: 19
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 11.8 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 11.8 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 12.2 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 12.4 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 15
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 8.3 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 10.2 mi
- Student Garden: 11.5 mi
- Keunen Garden: 12.0 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 8.5 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 9.4 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 14.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 14.6 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 15.8 mi
Beaches: 7
- Lake Monocan Beach: 9.9 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 20.0 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 20.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 20.9 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 21.5 mi
Springs: 7
- Laurel Springs Gap: 12.5 mi
- Dripping Rock: 12.7 mi
- Coiner Spring: 13.8 mi
- Hickory Spring: 14.5 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 7
- Free Speech Wall: 13.2 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 13.5 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 15.1 mi
- Apple Cannon: 16.7 mi
- Endless View Farms: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 12.5 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 18.4 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 19.1 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 19.2 mi
- White Rock Falls: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 6.5 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 24.1 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Nelson County Wayside: 10.1 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Long Arm Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | NNW 348° | 964 m | 10.1 mi |
| Calf Mountain | NNW 332° | 908 m | 9.3 mi |
| Scott Mountain | NW 316° | 842 m | 9.2 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WNW 288° | 780 m | 10.1 mi |
| Heard Mountain | SW 219° | 726 m | 2.9 mi |
| Castle Rock | SW 234° | 722 m | 1.5 mi |
| Massies Mountain | SW 234° | 657 m | 4.2 mi |
| Moses Mountain | WSW 238° | 590 m | 2.4 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 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:18 | 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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493222 — Long Arm Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356581958
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- Charlottesville · 13 mi
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