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Maintop Mountain

Maintop Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Maintop Mountain rises to 1,232 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,232 m to the southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Spy Rock, a peak 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

Maintop Mountain is a mountain in Nelson County, Virginia. The mountain is a peak on a spur off the main Blue Ridge Mountains, about 2 miles (3 km) east of Elk Pond Mountain, and about 3.5 miles (5.5 km) west of The Priest. The mountain is located in the George Washington National Forest. Maintop Mountain stands within the watershed of the Tye River, which drains into the James River. The northwest side of Maintop Mountain drains into Mill Creek, thence into the South Fork of the Tye River. The northeast side of the mountain drains into the Maidenhead Branch of the South Fork. The southeast side drains into Shoe Creek, thence into the Piney River and the Tye River. The southwest side drains into the Louisa Spring Branch of the North Fork of the Piney River. The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170-mile (3,500-km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, currently runs across the summit of Maintop Mountain. After a trail relocation scheduled to start in May 2009, the AT will follow a less steep route and pass below the summit. Maintop is a popular local destination because of the view from Spy Rock, a spur located about a quarter mile from the summit. Spy Rock can be reached by a steep mile and a half hike from a state fish hatchery in Montebello, Virginia

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Wikidata Q8525783, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1232 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.83079, -79.12180

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 46
Historic sites: 31
  • Otto Cline Powell monument: 17.0 mi
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 17.3 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 17.3 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 17.3 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 17.3 mi
Museums: 19
Springs: 14
  • Rock Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Lovingston Springs: 3.3 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 11
Nature reserves: 7
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • White Rock Falls: 6.2 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Panther Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Greenhouse Area: 20.8 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 10.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Maintop Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobSW 222°1,232 m8.4 mi
Pompey PeakSSW 205°1,229 m5.9 mi
The PriestESE 103°1,227 m3.3 mi
Elk Pond MountainWSW 242°1,226 m2.7 mi
Mount PleasantSSW 203°1,223 m6.8 mi
Three RidgesENE 76°1,210 m7.8 mi
Cole MountainSW 220°1,197 m7.1 mi
Little PriestSE 126°1,133 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5520:0320:43
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2916:2017:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495890 — Maintop Mountain, Nelson County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583699

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