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Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.34124, -79.17615

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Springs: 19
Historic sites: 18
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 9
  • 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
Gardens: 6
  • 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
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elliott KnobSSW 212°1,358 m14.2 mi
Reddish KnobNNW 337°1,338 m9.1 mi
Flagpole KnobN 358°1,336 m11.7 mi
Slate Springs MountainN 357°1,332 m11.6 mi
Freezland FlatW 275°1,325 m8.5 mi
Bother KnobN 351°1,323 m11.6 mi
Little Bald KnobNW 309°1,320 m5.7 mi
Hardscrabble KnobWNW 283°1,305 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5420:0520:44
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:3116:1917:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546270747266554537
Precip in2.92.43.43.34.14.14.14.04.22.62.63.0

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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