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Mine Mountain

Mine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Mine Mountain rises to 794 m in Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49050437, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
794 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.80011, -78.98947

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 37
  • Bergton Fairgrounds: 2.5 mi
  • Mathias Community Center: 8.4 mi
  • Dam Site Seven Park: 10.1 mi
  • Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 11.0 mi
  • Welton Park: 14.8 mi
Springs: 14
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 10.6 mi
  • Sand Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Hall Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Stranderman Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 16.4 mi
Museums: 11
Cliffs: 10
Artworks: 8
Attractions: 5
Historic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Old grape garden: 19.3 mi
  • Heishman Garden: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Mine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobSW1,231 m9.3 mi
Fulk MountainSSW1,056 m10.1 mi
Black Lick MountainSSW1,040 m9.3 mi
Rader KnobSSW1,019 m7.6 mi
Beech Lick KnobSSW1,000 m6.3 mi
White Grass KnobS988 m5.4 mi
Carr MountainSSW938 m7.5 mi
Third PointS933 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0520:45
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3116:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239515967716963524234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493298 — Mine Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356581990

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