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Mobley Mountain

Mobley Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Mobley Mountain rises to 403 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,232 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Scott Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050788, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
403 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.62971, -79.10890

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Otto Cline Powell monument: 13.2 mi
  • Riverside Pool: 13.5 mi
  • Constitution Tree Plaque: 13.5 mi
  • Even Post: 13.7 mi
  • Odd Tree: 13.8 mi
Museums: 27
  • Monacan Ancestral Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Saint Paul's Mission School: 4.0 mi
  • Amherst County Historical Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Sweet Briar Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Train Station and Caboose: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 20
Attractions: 16
Gardens: 14
Springs: 12
  • Cow Camp Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Lovingston Springs: 12.5 mi
  • Rock Spring: 13.7 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Panther Falls: 11.2 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 19.1 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Lace Falls: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Mobley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNW 321°1,232 m9.9 mi
Pompey PeakNNW 340°1,229 m9.1 mi
Mount PleasantNNW 336°1,223 m8.4 mi
Cole MountainNNW 328°1,197 m9.9 mi
Floyds MountainNNW 331°1,061 m9.3 mi
Brush MountainNNW 347°1,049 m11.9 mi
Little Rocky MountainNNW 330°1,034 m8.9 mi
Buck MountainNW 318°1,025 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5620:0320:42
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2916:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047576472767569584840
Precip in3.42.73.73.64.64.53.74.44.43.73.64.0

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1485504 — Mobley Mountain, Amherst County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356573328

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