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Miller Mountain

Miller Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Miller Mountain rises to 511 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the south-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050289, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
511 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.65052, -79.46071

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Centennial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Knick Field: 1.4 mi
  • Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 3.1 mi
  • Glen Maury Park: 7.8 mi
  • Ben Salem Wayside: 8.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 21
  • Padgett Obelisk: 1.3 mi
  • Knight Statue: 8.6 mi
  • Peristyle: 8.6 mi
  • Francis Henney Smith: 9.7 mi
  • The Cannonball: 9.7 mi
Museums: 21
Gardens: 15
Springs: 10
  • Sulphur Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Marble Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Hunting Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Miller Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Apple Orchard MountainSSW 197°1,287 m9.6 mi
Thunder HillSSW 196°1,221 m8.7 mi
Onion MountainSSW 196°1,157 m11.1 mi
Terrapin MountainS 180°1,062 m9.0 mi
Bluff MountainE 84°1,015 m6.3 mi
Little Camp MountainWNW 282°944 m11.2 mi
Highcock KnobS 170°931 m6.1 mi
Big Rocky RowESE 106°910 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5720:0420:43
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3016:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744546371757467564537
Precip in3.12.83.53.74.14.84.13.33.73.13.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1485470 — Miller Mountain, Rockbridge County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356573314

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