Martins Mountain
Martins Mountain rises to 356 m in Virginia. Bucks Elbow Mountain stands 964 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylors Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49048127, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 356 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 9.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 10.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 8 mi
- Calf Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- McCormick Gap Overlook · 10 mi
- McCormick Gap Overview · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Taylors Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Sprouse Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Israel Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Tom Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Gillums Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Claudius Crozet Park: 4.6 mi
- Playground: 4.9 mi
- Beaver Creek Park: 4.9 mi
- Walnut Creek Park: 6.2 mi
- Biscuit Run Park: 7.4 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 5.4 mi
- Mountain Man: 5.8 mi
- Bear Statue: 5.8 mi
- George Welsh: 8.1 mi
- IN-trospection: 8.3 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 4.7 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 5.0 mi
- Locust Hill: 5.3 mi
- Mirador: 6.0 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 8.8 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 9.5 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 10.0 mi
- Michie Tavern: 10.6 mi
- Monticello: 11.3 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 4.5 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 6.8 mi
- Student Garden: 8.2 mi
- Keunen Garden: 8.5 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 8.5 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 6.0 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 6.8 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 10.8 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 15.2 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 16.6 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 13.4 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 16.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 18.6 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 19.1 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 19.7 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 15.0 mi
- Coiner Spring: 15.2 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 15.6 mi
- Dripping Rock: 15.7 mi
- Hickory Spring: 17.6 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 10.0 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 11.1 mi
- Apple Cannon: 16.0 mi
- Endless View Farms: 16.0 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 18.9 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 15.6 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 15.8 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 16.3 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 16.4 mi
- White Rock Falls: 22.7 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 14.0 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 16.2 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 22.8 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 2.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 23.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 23.5 mi
- Canada: 8.6 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Martins Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | NNW 326° | 964 m | 8.3 mi |
| Calf Mountain | NW 308° | 908 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | WNW 300° | 879 m | 8.7 mi |
| Scott Mountain | WNW 293° | 842 m | 9.6 mi |
| Heard Mountain | SW 220° | 726 m | 6.8 mi |
| Castle Rock | SW 225° | 722 m | 5.3 mi |
| Massies Mountain | SW 228° | 657 m | 8.0 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NNW 331° | 624 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581972
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 10 mi
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