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Mount Athos

Mount Athos, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Athos rises to 281 m in Virginia. Tobacco Row Mountain stands 876 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Galts Mill Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49051930, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
281 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.40524, -79.05019

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Old Turntable Location: 4.5 mi
  • Luke Jordan, Blues Pioneer: 4.8 mi
  • MG Robert Emmet Rodes: 4.9 mi
  • General Samuel Garland: 4.9 mi
  • Servants: 4.9 mi
Parks: 54
Museums: 21
Gardens: 16
Artworks: 14
Attractions: 7
Nature reserves: 4
  • Hollins Mill Park: 6.0 mi
  • Carry Nature Sanctuary: 10.4 mi
  • James River at Wingina: 24.2 mi
  • Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 9.9 mi
Springs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Panther Falls: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Mount Athos. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tobacco Row MountainNW 325°876 m13.5 mi
High PeakNW 325°876 m13.5 mi
No Business MountainWNW 284°837 m18.4 mi
Rocky MountainWNW 286°712 m16.9 mi
Shady MountainNNW 338°687 m15.8 mi
Banks MountainNNW 328°657 m20.6 mi
Fleming MountainWNW 283°645 m14.9 mi
Jackson PeakWNW 286°643 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:28
June solstice05:5620:0220:41
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:2816:2217:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845556371757467564638
Precip in3.42.93.73.64.24.04.13.63.93.43.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356559910

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