McClain Mountain
McClain Mountain rises to 379 m in Virginia. Three Ridges stands 1,210 m to the west-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Monocan Beach, a beach 2.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49048602, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 379 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 22.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Catoctin Overlook · 6 mi
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 6 mi
- Greenstone Overlook · 6 mi
- Raven's Roost Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hills Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Roberts Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Horseshoe Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Perry Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 7.4 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
- Rife Park: 12.7 mi
- Constitution Park: 13.2 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 13.3 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 19.1 mi
- Mountain Man: 19.5 mi
- Bear Statue: 19.6 mi
- George Welsh: 21.5 mi
- IN-trospection: 21.7 mi
- Mirador: 11.9 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 16.7 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 17.5 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 18.8 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 2.3 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 6.6 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 10.4 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 13.2 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 13.4 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 18.2 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 20.3 mi
- Student Garden: 21.6 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 21.8 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 22.0 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 5.8 mi
- Dripping Rock: 6.1 mi
- Hickory Spring: 6.6 mi
- Coiner Spring: 12.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 14.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 5.2 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 15.8 mi
- James River at Wingina: 18.4 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 19.6 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 6.7 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 12.2 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 18.2 mi
- Apple Cannon: 20.1 mi
- Endless View Farms: 20.2 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 5.7 mi
- White Rock Falls: 10.8 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 14.0 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 3.3 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 16.5 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 2.0 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 10.8 mi
- Canada: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of McClain Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Ridges | WSW 259° | 1,210 m | 7.0 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,172 m | 5.9 mi |
| Devils Knob | WNW 296° | 1,172 m | 5.9 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,099 m | 5.3 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,050 m | 4.8 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WSW 255° | 974 m | 7.5 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | W 275° | 950 m | 7.7 mi |
| Humpback Rocks | NNW 338° | 949 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1488969 — McClain Mountain, Nelson County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356575934
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 23 mi
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