Long Mountain
Long Mountain rises to 437 m in Virginia. High Peak stands 876 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Abbott-Duncan Recreation Fields, a park 0.9 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Campbell County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49046439, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 437 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 23.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 28 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 28 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Abbott-Duncan Recreation Fields: 0.9 mi
- Fairview Heights Recreation Center: 6.8 mi
- Jackson Heights Neighborhood Park: 7.0 mi
- Younger Park: 7.3 mi
- Aerofin Memorial Parkway: 7.3 mi
- Jack Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Candler Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Mount Athos: 8.1 mi
- Red Oak Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Jerry Falwell Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Ota Benga: 8.0 mi
- Virginia University of Lynchburg: 8.0 mi
- Richard's Angel: 8.0 mi
- Presbyterian Orphanage Children: 8.1 mi
- Campbell County Museum: 1.3 mi
- Jerry Falwell Museum: 6.6 mi
- The Chaplains Museum: 6.7 mi
- Anne Spencer House: 8.6 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights: 9.0 mi
- Fairview Center Garden: 6.9 mi
- James D. Wright Garden: 8.0 mi
- Diamond Hill Center Garden: 8.5 mi
- Pierce Street Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Haskins Memorial Garden: 8.8 mi
- Hayes Hall Bell: 8.0 mi
- Hayes Monument: 8.1 mi
- LOVE: 8.7 mi
- Craddock Terry Shoe: 8.8 mi
- Diamond Hill: 8.8 mi
- VUL Sign: 8.0 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 9.2 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 9.2 mi
- Point of Honor: 9.4 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 11.1 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 4.2 mi
- The Devil's Bookcase: 23.1 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 9.9 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 18.2 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 4.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Long Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Peak | NNW 343° | 876 m | 19.8 mi |
| Tobacco Row Mountain | NNW 343° | 876 m | 19.8 mi |
| No Business Mountain | NW 308° | 837 m | 20.2 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NW 312° | 712 m | 19.0 mi |
| Shady Mountain | N 350° | 687 m | 22.9 mi |
| Fleming Mountain | NW 312° | 645 m | 16.9 mi |
| Jackson Peak | NW 314° | 643 m | 17.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 352° | 549 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 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 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg Rgnl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1469822 — Long Mountain, Campbell County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356563055
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 9 mi
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