Mill Mountain
Mill Mountain rises to 528 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Simmons Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49050185, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 528 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.3 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 15 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 16 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Simmons Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Rich Hill: 1.8 mi
- Nunns Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Tar Kiln Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Laurel Hill Farm: 6.8 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 9.5 mi
- Byrds Marker: 9.6 mi
- Flat Rock Ruritan Park: 9.9 mi
- Hart's Access: 10.2 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 14.7 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 14.8 mi
- CCC Ruins: 17.8 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 17.8 mi
- CCC Ruins: 17.8 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 11.4 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 11.5 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 11.6 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 16.3 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 19.6 mi
- Rider Falls: 14.9 mi
- Torys Falls: 16.2 mi
- Lower Cascades: 16.5 mi
- Tise falls: 17.4 mi
- Window Falls: 17.5 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 6.9 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 11.6 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 14.2 mi
- Balanced Rock: 17.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 22.6 mi
- Moores Wall: 17.0 mi
- Indian Face: 17.1 mi
- Cooks Wall: 18.0 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 18.5 mi
- Three Bears: 18.5 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 20.7 mi
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 24.3 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 16.2 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 17.7 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Mill Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | N 352° | 1,210 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hog Mountain | N 10° | 1,087 m | 12.7 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,081 m | 13.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNE 21° | 1,080 m | 15.8 mi |
| Slate Mountain | N 8° | 1,059 m | 11.9 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | NNE 19° | 1,049 m | 14.3 mi |
| Long Mountain | N 351° | 1,027 m | 12.8 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | N 1° | 1,015 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493289 — Mill Mountain, Patrick County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356581982
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 12 mi
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