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Mays Mountain

Mays Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.10679, -79.67727

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
Springs: 13
  • 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
Historic sites: 12
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 5
Attractions: 4
  • 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
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Allendale Nursery: 16.5 mi
  • Greenhouse Area: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paddy KnobNNW 330°1,365 m12.7 mi
Bald KnobSW 217°1,293 m15.8 mi
Mad SheepNW 316°1,287 m12.4 mi
Mad TomNW 313°1,236 m12.8 mi
Brushy MountainSW 218°1,170 m11.2 mi
Duncan KnobNNW 339°1,164 m4.3 mi
Northeast PeakENE 65°1,160 m9.3 mi
Wallace PeakENE 68°1,151 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5720:0620:46
September equinox07:0718:4319:17
December solstice07:3216:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526068717063534234
Precip in3.63.14.34.34.74.34.23.64.13.13.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356581974

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