Moon Mountain
Moon Mountain rises to 291 m in Virginia. Buzzards Roost stands 1,074 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bethany Church, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 25 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051338, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 291 m
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 27 mi
- Onion Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
- Roanoke River Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- King George Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Hogan's Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Stone Road Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Johnson Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Jasper Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Pittsylvania Wayside Park: 4.6 mi
- Roosevelt Mattox Park: 5.1 mi
- Bedford Avenue Neighborhood Park: 5.2 mi
- Leonard Coleman Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
- English Park: 5.6 mi
- Bethany Church: 0.3 mi
- John L. Hurt, Jr. Monument: 5.3 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Roark Mill: 6.1 mi
- Mansion Truss Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.7 mi
- Dinwiddie Arboretum: 6.7 mi
- Saponi Garden: 12.1 mi
- Victory Garden: 16.2 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 16.7 mi
- Avoca Museum: 6.7 mi
- Yates Tavern: 13.4 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 16.0 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 16.7 mi
- Sharswood Plantation: 17.6 mi
- LOVE: 5.7 mi
- Rhinoceros: 17.7 mi
- Hayes Monument: 22.7 mi
- Hayes Hall Bell: 22.7 mi
- Olympic Runner: 23.0 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 16.1 mi
- VUL Sign: 22.7 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 23.3 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 23.3 mi
- Point of Honor: 24.4 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 19.6 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 24.0 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 16.9 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 23.7 mi
- Big Spring: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Moon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzards Roost | NNW 330° | 1,074 m | 24.0 mi |
| No Business Mountain | N 2° | 837 m | 23.7 mi |
| Taylors Mountain | NW 320° | 776 m | 23.6 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | N 6° | 712 m | 24.0 mi |
| Suck Mountain | NNW 345° | 668 m | 23.7 mi |
| Fleming Mountain | N 11° | 645 m | 22.8 mi |
| Jackson Peak | N 11° | 643 m | 23.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 3° | 620 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356563421
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 24 mi
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