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Moses Mountain

Moses Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49051688, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
590 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.94431, -78.74252

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Cove Creek Park: 5.6 mi
  • Walnut Creek Park: 8.1 mi
  • Playground: 8.3 mi
  • Claudius Crozet Park: 8.7 mi
  • Beaver Creek Park: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 37
Historic sites: 26
Museums: 19
Gardens: 15
Nature reserves: 13
Springs: 8
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
Waterfalls: 6
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
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Twenty Minute Cliff: 17.3 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humpback MountainW 272°1,099 m8.5 mi
Humpback RocksW 278°949 m8.7 mi
Crawford KnobW 261°918 m8.5 mi
Calf MountainNNW 347°908 m9.7 mi
Bear Den MountainNNW 340°879 m9.0 mi
Scott MountainNNW 331°842 m9.0 mi
Dobie MountainWNW 285°820 m8.5 mi
Elk MountainWNW 300°780 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5420:0220:41
September equinox07:0318:3919:14
December solstice07:2816:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536270757366554537
Precip in3.22.84.13.93.64.53.73.75.53.44.03.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356581992

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