Mayo Mountain
Mayo Mountain rises to 622 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Toms Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49048469, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 622 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.8 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 12 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 13 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Toms Knob: 1.1 mi
- Joes Knob: 1.8 mi
- Rock Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Pikes Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Tar Kiln Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 5.6 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 6.2 mi
- Byrds Marker: 7.8 mi
- Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 8.0 mi
- Hart's Access: 9.3 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 13.8 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 17.1 mi
- Lower Cascades: 16.4 mi
- Torys Falls: 16.8 mi
- Rider Falls: 16.9 mi
- Window Falls: 17.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 17.6 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 16.4 mi
- CCC Ruins: 18.0 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 18.0 mi
- Stoneman's Raid: 18.1 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 16.9 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 16.9 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 17.1 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 18.9 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 21.4 mi
- Indian Face: 17.4 mi
- Moores Wall: 17.4 mi
- Cooks Wall: 18.6 mi
- Cracker Point: 20.0 mi
- Calico Rock: 20.7 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 8.1 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 15.2 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 17.0 mi
- Balanced Rock: 17.3 mi
- One Clear View: 19.2 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 18.3 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 20.8 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Mayo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,210 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hog Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,087 m | 10.5 mi |
| Jones Mountain | N 350° | 1,081 m | 11.3 mi |
| Rocky Knob | N 3° | 1,080 m | 12.3 mi |
| Slate Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,059 m | 9.9 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | N 358° | 1,049 m | 11.0 mi |
| Indian Ridge | NNW 332° | 1,037 m | 15.9 mi |
| Long Mountain | NW 326° | 1,027 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356563241
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 17 mi
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