Mills Mountain
Mills Mountain rises to 532 m in Virginia. The Priest stands 1,227 m to the west-northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Fortune's Cove Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49050359, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 532 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 27.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 9 mi
- The Priest Overlook · 10 mi
- Ravens Roost Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Top Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Pats Knob: 1.4 mi
- Woods Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mars Knob: 2.7 mi
- White Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 11.5 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 15.5 mi
- Simpson Park: 17.2 mi
- Schneider Community Park: 17.8 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 2.5 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 7.0 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 11.3 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 15.8 mi
- Sweet Briar Museum: 18.3 mi
- Hickory Spring: 10.1 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 10.7 mi
- Dripping Rock: 10.9 mi
- Rock Spring: 13.1 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 14.4 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 2.0 mi
- James River at Wingina: 14.6 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 15.4 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 18.3 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 10.5 mi
- White Rock Falls: 11.4 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 14.7 mi
- Panther Falls: 21.5 mi
- Mirador: 19.0 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 23.7 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 24.3 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 2.5 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 10.4 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 14.9 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 6.6 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 23.1 mi
- Knight Statue: 24.3 mi
- Peristyle: 24.3 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 8.6 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 11.1 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Mills Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Priest | WNW 286° | 1,227 m | 8.7 mi |
| Three Ridges | NW 321° | 1,210 m | 6.5 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,172 m | 9.4 mi |
| Devils Knob | NNW 345° | 1,172 m | 9.5 mi |
| Little Priest | W 278° | 1,133 m | 9.0 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | N 350° | 1,050 m | 8.7 mi |
| Chimney Rock | NW 315° | 974 m | 6.4 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | NW 325° | 950 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583713
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 29 mi
- Lynchburg · 29 mi
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