Peak · Virginia
Mill Mountain
Mill Mountain rises to 563 m in Virginia. Crawford Knob stands 918 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalk Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49050182, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 563 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.93542, -78.70141
- 10.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 10.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glass Hollow Overlook · 10 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 10 mi
- Rockfish Gap Overlook · 11 mi
- Afton Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Chalk Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 1.7 mi
- Long Arm Mountain: 1.9 mi
- High Top: 1.9 mi
- Heard Mountain: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Cove Creek Park: 5.1 mi
- Walnut Creek Park: 5.8 mi
- Playground: 8.7 mi
- Claudius Crozet Park: 8.9 mi
- Simpson Park: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 35
- 3 Owl Statue: 9.9 mi
- Mountain Man: 10.3 mi
- Bear Statue: 10.4 mi
- George Welsh: 12.2 mi
- IN-trospection: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Mirador: 7.6 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 9.8 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 10.1 mi
- Locust Hill: 10.5 mi
Museums: 17
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 10.0 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 11.3 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 12.9 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 13.4 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 14
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 9.7 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 11.0 mi
- Student Garden: 12.3 mi
- Keunen Garden: 13.0 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Heyward Community Forest: 10.3 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 10.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 13.4 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 7
- Lake Monocan Beach: 9.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 20.1 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 20.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 21.1 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 21.2 mi
Springs: 7
- Laurel Springs Gap: 12.6 mi
- Dripping Rock: 12.8 mi
- Hickory Spring: 14.4 mi
- Coiner Spring: 14.9 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 12.6 mi
- White Rock Falls: 19.4 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 20.3 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 21.0 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 6
- James Monroe's Highland: 13.7 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 13.8 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 13.8 mi
- Apple Cannon: 18.5 mi
- Endless View Farms: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Nelson County Wayside: 8.9 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Mill Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Knob | W 266° | 918 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | NNW 330° | 879 m | 10.5 mi |
| Heard Mountain | W 259° | 726 m | 2.1 mi |
| Castle Rock | NW 306° | 722 m | 1.7 mi |
| Massies Mountain | W 260° | 657 m | 3.7 mi |
| Moses Mountain | WNW 285° | 590 m | 2.3 mi |
| Walnut Top | SW 217° | 572 m | 3.6 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | WSW 248° | 571 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:18 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1470524 — Mill Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356563364
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- Charlottesville · 14 mi
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