Mill Mountain
Mill Mountain rises to 401 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the south, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Furnace Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49050187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 401 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.1 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 5 mi
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 5 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Furnace Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Cave Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Buck Hill: 2.4 mi
- Skillern Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Sallings Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 0.8 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 1.8 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 4.1 mi
- Otto Cline Powell monument: 9.6 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 12.9 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 1.2 mi
- Centennial Park: 3.6 mi
- Knick Field: 3.7 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 8.8 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 3.6 mi
- Knight Statue: 12.5 mi
- Peristyle: 12.5 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 13.1 mi
- The Cannonball: 13.2 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 12.7 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 13.1 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 13.2 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 18.9 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 15.0 mi
- Victory Garden: 19.2 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 20.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 20.6 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 21.8 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 2.4 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 2.6 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 2.6 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 2.7 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 2.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 3.5 mi
- Hunting Spring: 4.1 mi
- Marble Spring: 4.6 mi
- Big Spring: 12.4 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 18.9 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Lake Robertson: 14.7 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 15.5 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 19.8 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 22.8 mi
- Lace Falls: 3.1 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 6.5 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 9.9 mi
- Panther Falls: 13.8 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 19.2 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.0 mi
- Howrytown: 23.8 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Mill Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | S 182° | 1,287 m | 6.3 mi |
| Thunder Hill | S 178° | 1,221 m | 5.4 mi |
| Onion Mountain | S 183° | 1,157 m | 7.7 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,131 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,106 m | 10.8 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,088 m | 8.0 mi |
| Gully Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,064 m | 10.1 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | SSE 157° | 1,062 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356573299
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 24 mi
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