McFalls Mountain
McFalls Mountain rises to 842 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Harkening Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49048775, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 842 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mills Gap Overlook · 3 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 4 mi
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Harkening Hill: 1.1 mi
- Sunset Hill: 1.2 mi
- Little Harkening Hill: 1.6 mi
- Campbells Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Sharp Top Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- Montvale Park: 7.0 mi
- Montvale Wayside: 7.3 mi
- Bedford Historic District: 10.0 mi
- Centertown Park: 10.1 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 10.8 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 12.3 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 13.8 mi
- Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike: 15.1 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 6.7 mi
- Victory Garden: 9.8 mi
- Beale Garden: 18.1 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 21.5 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 9.9 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 12.7 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 13.2 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 13.3 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 10.1 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 13.7 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 18.2 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 18.6 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 20.7 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 6.8 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Explore Park: 18.7 mi
- Carvins Cove: 19.9 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 21.5 mi
- Rhinoceros: 8.3 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 16.2 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 21.0 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 21.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 22.2 mi
- Big Spring: 2.1 mi
- Hunting Spring: 12.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 12.7 mi
- Marble Spring: 13.6 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 3.4 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 7.2 mi
- Lace Falls: 13.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 9.9 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Howrytown: 13.9 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of McFalls Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | NE 56° | 1,287 m | 8.2 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NE 52° | 1,221 m | 9.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | E 88° | 1,215 m | 2.8 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | SE 126° | 1,167 m | 2.0 mi |
| Onion Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,157 m | 7.3 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,131 m | 5.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | E 82° | 1,119 m | 3.1 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | NE 52° | 1,088 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356573213
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