Peak · Virginia
Moses Mountain
Moses Mountain rises to 590 m in Virginia. Humpback Mountain stands 1,099 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Rock, a peak 0.9 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051688, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 590 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.94431, -78.74252
- 8.6 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 8.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glass Hollow Overlook · 8 mi
- Afton Overlook · 9 mi
- Rockfish Gap Overlook · 9 mi
- Rockfish Valley Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Castle Rock: 0.9 mi
- Heard Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Massies Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Sharp Top: 2.2 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 2.2 mi
Parks: 59
- Cove Creek Park: 5.6 mi
- Walnut Creek Park: 8.1 mi
- Claudius Crozet Park: 8.7 mi
- Beaver Creek Park: 10.1 mi
- Constitution Park: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 34
- 3 Owl Statue: 11.3 mi
- Mountain Man: 11.7 mi
- Bear Statue: 11.8 mi
- George Welsh: 13.8 mi
- IN-trospection: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Mirador: 6.3 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 10.1 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 11.1 mi
- Locust Hill: 11.4 mi
Museums: 19
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 9.5 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 10.8 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 11.7 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 12.0 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 15
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 10.6 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 12.6 mi
- Student Garden: 13.9 mi
- Keunen Garden: 14.5 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 9.7 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 11.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 12.3 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 16.7 mi
Springs: 8
- Laurel Springs Gap: 10.3 mi
- Dripping Rock: 10.6 mi
- Hickory Spring: 12.2 mi
- Coiner Spring: 12.7 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 7
- Lake Monocan Beach: 7.5 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 22.4 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 22.4 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 22.8 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 7
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 13.0 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 15.6 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 15.7 mi
- Apple Cannon: 16.9 mi
- Endless View Farms: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 10.4 mi
- White Rock Falls: 17.3 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 19.8 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 19.9 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Nelson County Wayside: 8.0 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 8.8 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 24.1 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Moses Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humpback Mountain | W 272° | 1,099 m | 8.5 mi |
| Humpback Rocks | W 278° | 949 m | 8.7 mi |
| Crawford Knob | W 261° | 918 m | 8.5 mi |
| Calf Mountain | NNW 347° | 908 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | NNW 340° | 879 m | 9.0 mi |
| Scott Mountain | NNW 331° | 842 m | 9.0 mi |
| Dobie Mountain | WNW 285° | 820 m | 8.5 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WNW 300° | 780 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:18 | 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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581992
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- Charlottesville · 16 mi
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