Mosby Mountain
Mosby Mountain rises to 473 m in Virginia. Three Ridges stands 1,210 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051667, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 473 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 18.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 23.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 13 mi
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 13 mi
- Catoctin Overlook · 14 mi
- Raven's Roost Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Bailey Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Naked Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Willoughby Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Simpson Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 7.7 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 10.8 mi
- Simpson Park: 11.9 mi
- Scottsville Recreation Center: 15.7 mi
- Walnut Creek Park: 15.9 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 22.1 mi
- Mountain Man: 22.5 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 22.5 mi
- Bear Statue: 22.6 mi
- George Welsh: 23.9 mi
- Mirador: 18.2 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 22.3 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 22.7 mi
- Locust Hill: 23.1 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 3.2 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 5.8 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 9.3 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 17.2 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 5.0 mi
- James River at Wingina: 10.6 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 17.2 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 20.9 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 13.4 mi
- Hickory Spring: 13.6 mi
- Dripping Rock: 13.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 18.8 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 20.1 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 22.3 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 22.9 mi
- Student Garden: 24.1 mi
- Keunen Garden: 25.0 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 25.0 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 3.2 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 15.9 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 20.5 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 23.8 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 13.2 mi
- White Rock Falls: 16.3 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 19.7 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 5.0 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 9.8 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Canada: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Mosby Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Ridges | WNW 301° | 1,210 m | 11.4 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WNW 298° | 974 m | 11.4 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | NW 313° | 741 m | 7.0 mi |
| Heard Mountain | NNE 19° | 726 m | 11.4 mi |
| White Mountain | WNW 302° | 720 m | 7.0 mi |
| High Top Mountain | WNW 288° | 678 m | 5.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 310° | 677 m | 1.0 mi |
| Pats Knob | WNW 286° | 660 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356563457
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 25 mi
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