Mosely Mountain
Mosely Mountain rises to 379 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rhinoceros, a artwork 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051676, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 379 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 10 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 10 mi
- Montvale Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cobbs Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Thaxton Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Wingfield Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Sharps Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Peach Orchard Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Centertown Park: 3.5 mi
- Bedford Historic District: 3.5 mi
- Beulah Payne Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Greenwood Park: 4.0 mi
- Orange Street Park: 4.3 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 3.4 mi
- Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike: 9.5 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 14.6 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Victory Garden: 2.8 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 4.3 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 17.7 mi
- Beale Garden: 19.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 19.8 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 3.6 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 17.6 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 17.7 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 19.3 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 19.6 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 2.9 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 17.6 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 19.8 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 20.0 mi
- Roanoke Star: 20.1 mi
- Rhinoceros: 1.1 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 20.3 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 20.4 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 21.5 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 21.5 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 3.9 mi
- Explore Park: 16.0 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Carvins Cove: 22.3 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 24.1 mi
- Big Spring: 7.0 mi
- Hunting Spring: 16.6 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 17.3 mi
- Marble Spring: 17.7 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 9.2 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 12.3 mi
- Lace Falls: 20.3 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 15.2 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 22.8 mi
- Howrytown: 17.8 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Mosely Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | NNE 19° | 1,287 m | 12.7 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NNE 19° | 1,221 m | 13.7 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | N 1° | 1,215 m | 7.6 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | N 351° | 1,167 m | 6.4 mi |
| Onion Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,157 m | 11.3 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,131 m | 9.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | N 3° | 1,119 m | 7.9 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | N 9° | 1,088 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1470777 — Mosely Mountain, Bedford County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356563460
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