Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain rises to 869 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is North River Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.7 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 25 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49046683, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 869 m
How to reach it
- 24.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 27.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 29.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 24 mi
- Horsehead Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
- Horsehead Overlook · 25 mi
- Riprap Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grindstone Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Trimble Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Buck Hill: 2.2 mi
- Elkhorn Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Middle Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Wildwood Park: 10.6 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 10.9 mi
- Bridgeview Park: 11.0 mi
- Edgebriar Park: 11.0 mi
- Wynant Park: 11.2 mi
- Hiner Spring: 7.9 mi
- Castle Spring: 8.0 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 9.0 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 10.3 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 10.5 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 10.1 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 11.4 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 11.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 11.8 mi
- Cannon: 13.6 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 11.1 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 12.9 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 14.1 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 14.4 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 14.4 mi
- Chodo IX: 14.3 mi
- Staunton: 14.4 mi
- Watering Can: 14.6 mi
- Flower Pots: 14.6 mi
- James Madison statue: 17.6 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 13.5 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 17.3 mi
- Fear Forest: 19.8 mi
- Endless View Farms: 20.6 mi
- Apple Cannon: 20.7 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 14.4 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 14.6 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 17.9 mi
- ISAT Patio: 18.1 mi
- Heishman Garden: 18.3 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 14.3 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 15.5 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 21.5 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 24.6 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 10.4 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 16.3 mi
- Trinity Point: 9.7 mi
- Raven Rocks: 20.3 mi
- Byrd Point: 23.5 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 13.5 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 13.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | SSW 212° | 1,358 m | 14.2 mi |
| Reddish Knob | NNW 337° | 1,338 m | 9.1 mi |
| Flagpole Knob | N 358° | 1,336 m | 11.7 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | N 357° | 1,332 m | 11.6 mi |
| Freezland Flat | W 275° | 1,325 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bother Knob | N 351° | 1,323 m | 11.6 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | NW 309° | 1,320 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | WNW 283° | 1,305 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1485079 — Lookout Mountain, Augusta County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356573031
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