Mays Mountain
Mays Mountain rises to 819 m in Virginia. Paddy Knob stands 1,365 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49048477, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 819 m
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 25.4 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 26.5 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Middle Knob: 2.2 mi
- Tower Hill Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Black Rock: 2.9 mi
- House Rock: 3.3 mi
- Big Piney Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 14.1 mi
- Deerfield Park: 15.9 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 16.1 mi
- Maury Monument: 17.1 mi
- Coles Point: 19.3 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 4.0 mi
- Bolar Spring: 7.6 mi
- Grose Spring: 10.9 mi
- Blowing Springs: 11.7 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 12.8 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 15.8 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 21.3 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 21.4 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 7.3 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 12.5 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 15.6 mi
- Lake Robertson: 21.1 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 24.3 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- Highland County Museum: 18.8 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 21.6 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 21.8 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 23.6 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 21.8 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 23.5 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 24.4 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 25.0 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 16.0 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 17.4 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 22.1 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 20.9 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 22.0 mi
- Byrd Point: 8.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.0 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 16.5 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 17.2 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 15.8 mi
- Sunset: 15.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Mays Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Knob | NNW 330° | 1,365 m | 12.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 217° | 1,293 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mad Sheep | NW 316° | 1,287 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mad Tom | NW 313° | 1,236 m | 12.8 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SW 218° | 1,170 m | 11.2 mi |
| Duncan Knob | NNW 339° | 1,164 m | 4.3 mi |
| Northeast Peak | ENE 65° | 1,160 m | 9.3 mi |
| Wallace Peak | ENE 68° | 1,151 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581974
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