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Mays Mountain

Mays Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.77234, -79.02614

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 44
Museums: 13
Springs: 12
  • 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
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 5
Gardens: 3
  • Old grape garden: 21.9 mi
  • Heishman Garden: 22.2 mi
  • ISAT Patio: 25.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Mays Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobSSW1,231 m6.6 mi
Rader MountainSSW1,067 m10.3 mi
Fulk MountainSSW1,056 m7.6 mi
Black Lick MountainSSW1,040 m6.7 mi
Rader KnobSSW1,019 m5.0 mi
Beech Lick KnobS1,000 m4.3 mi
White Grass KnobSSE988 m3.5 mi
Spring MountainWNW951 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0520:45
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644546372767467554537
Precip in2.62.63.53.54.54.14.53.63.42.72.52.9

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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