Mays Mountain
Mays Mountain rises to 835 m in Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the south-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.
The story
mountain in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49048481, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 835 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Smith Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Burns Knob: 1.6 mi
- Pine Knob: 1.7 mi
- Shaver Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Mine Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Bergton Fairgrounds: 4.1 mi
- Dam Site Seven Park: 9.2 mi
- Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 10.4 mi
- Mathias Community Center: 11.1 mi
- Shenandoah Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 16.4 mi
- Sites Homestead: 19.2 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 19.2 mi
- Main Street of Yesteryear: 19.6 mi
- American Celebration on Parade: 19.8 mi
- Sand Spring: 8.3 mi
- Hall Spring: 9.4 mi
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 13.0 mi
- Stranderman Spring: 17.6 mi
- Maple Spring: 17.9 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 16.5 mi
- Cootie Bug: 19.7 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 19.8 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 22.3 mi
- Love Essence: 22.3 mi
- Baker Rocks: 14.0 mi
- Eagle Rock: 14.8 mi
- Helmick Rock: 15.3 mi
- Raven Rocks: 18.8 mi
- Lower Slabs: 18.8 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 17.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.7 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 21.0 mi
- Abraham Lincoln's Father: 21.2 mi
- Collie Grave: 21.9 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Bryce Resort: 14.4 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 19.6 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 19.6 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 20.4 mi
- Old grape garden: 21.9 mi
- Heishman Garden: 22.2 mi
- ISAT Patio: 25.0 mi
- Lost River State Park: 12.2 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 22.6 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 4.8 mi
- Smoke Hole: 15.0 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 15.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Mays Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Knob | SSW 212° | 1,231 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rader Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,067 m | 10.3 mi |
| Fulk Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,056 m | 7.6 mi |
| Black Lick Mountain | SSW 203° | 1,040 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rader Knob | SSW 203° | 1,019 m | 5.0 mi |
| Beech Lick Knob | S 171° | 1,000 m | 4.3 mi |
| White Grass Knob | SSE 164° | 988 m | 3.5 mi |
| Spring Mountain | WNW 294° | 951 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1485246 — Mays Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356573168
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