Lukes Mountain
Lukes Mountain rises to 490 m in Virginia. Big Knob stands 1,237 m to the northeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Covington City Park & Pool, a park 0.5 miles away. Midland Trail passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49047169, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 490 m
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 16.7 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 17.8 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 27.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sharp Top Overlook · 28 mi
- Mills Gap Overlook · 28 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 29 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horse Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Howard Knob: 4.1 mi
- Carpenter Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Middle Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Little Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Covington City Park & Pool: 0.5 mi
- Covington Historic District: 0.6 mi
- Reservoir Park: 1.1 mi
- Humpback Bridge Wayside: 2.2 mi
- Ingleside Park: 9.2 mi
- Thomas Spring: 10.1 mi
- Sand Springs: 11.1 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 16.5 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 16.9 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 17.1 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 15.2 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Lake Robertson: 21.7 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 10.2 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 20.9 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 21.0 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 21.6 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 8.6 mi
- Callie Furnace: 10.1 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 15.3 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 17.5 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 21.0 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 6.0 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 11.5 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 12.7 mi
- Middle Cascades: 15.3 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 15.3 mi
- High Point: 10.0 mi
- Piney Point: 10.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.8 mi
- Coffman Hill: 21.8 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 24.7 mi
- The Bunker: 16.4 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 21.0 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Organ Cave: 24.1 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 24.2 mi
- Brink: 18.8 mi
- Alum Springs: 20.5 mi
- Whitcomb: 23.0 mi
- Mill Run: 24.5 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 10.0 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 24.9 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 2.4 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Lukes Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Knob | NE 49° | 1,237 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | NE 55° | 1,179 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rich Patch Mountains | SSE 152° | 1,120 m | 7.5 mi |
| Oliver Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,088 m | 7.9 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | S 186° | 1,084 m | 9.1 mi |
| Montgomery Knob | SSE 148° | 1,081 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 187° | 1,074 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mud Run Mountain | S 176° | 1,067 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covington Fltr PLT, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1485130 — Lukes Mountain, Alleghany County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356573059
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