Mead Mountain
Mead Mountain rises to 423 m in Virginia. Flat Top Mountain stands 1,215 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bramletts Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49049008, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 423 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Roanoke River Overlook · 12 mi
- Montvale Overlook · 14 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 14 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bramletts Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Kasey Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Zimmerman Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Green Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Peach Orchard Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Moneta Park: 4.2 mi
- Montvale Park: 8.9 mi
- Beulah Payne Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
- Centertown Park: 9.6 mi
- Bedford Historic District: 9.7 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 8.3 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 11.1 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike: 14.2 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 9.6 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 13.2 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 15.5 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 15.5 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 15.5 mi
- Victory Garden: 8.9 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 12.0 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 15.6 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Rhinoceros: 8.4 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 15.8 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 15.9 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 16.9 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 17.8 mi
- Explore Park: 10.3 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 11.6 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Carvins Cove: 20.6 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 8.9 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 13.2 mi
- Roanoke Star: 15.0 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 15.8 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 15.8 mi
- Big Spring: 13.9 mi
- Hunting Spring: 24.3 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 16.4 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 19.8 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 17.5 mi
- Howrytown: 18.2 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Mead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,215 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,167 m | 13.2 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NNE 17° | 1,119 m | 15.1 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | NNE 12° | 1,074 m | 12.9 mi |
| Harkening Hill | N 9° | 1,026 m | 14.7 mi |
| Little Harkening Hill | N 8° | 901 m | 15.5 mi |
| McFalls Mountain | N 6° | 842 m | 14.1 mi |
| Cove Mountain | N 360° | 818 m | 16.4 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 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:25 | 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 | 37 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356563282
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 16 mi
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