Mount Athos
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
- 12.8 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 19.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
- House Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 26 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Galts Mill Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Paradise Hill: 2.8 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Turner Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.0 mi
- 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
- Civitan Park: 3.0 mi
- Percival's Island Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Jackson Heights Neighborhood Park: 4.4 mi
- Riverfront Park: 4.7 mi
- Riveredge Park: 4.8 mi
- Amazement Square: 5.0 mi
- Lynchburg Museum: 5.2 mi
- Anne Spencer House: 5.6 mi
- Legacy Museum of African American History: 5.7 mi
- Pest House Medical Museum: 6.0 mi
- Fairview Center Garden: 5.2 mi
- Diamond Hill Center Garden: 5.2 mi
- Robert D Morrison Garden: 5.3 mi
- Daniel's Hill Center Garden: 5.3 mi
- Pierce Street Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- LOVE: 4.7 mi
- Craddock Terry Shoe: 4.8 mi
- Creating Our Culture: 4.9 mi
- "TOGETHER WE THRIVE": 5.0 mi
- Lynchbug: 5.0 mi
- Point of Honor: 5.2 mi
- VUL Sign: 5.6 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 6.0 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 6.0 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 6.6 mi
- 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
- Wheeler Cliff: 8.6 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 9.9 mi
- Marble Spring: 24.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco Row Mountain | NW 325° | 876 m | 13.5 mi |
| High Peak | NW 325° | 876 m | 13.5 mi |
| No Business Mountain | WNW 284° | 837 m | 18.4 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WNW 286° | 712 m | 16.9 mi |
| Shady Mountain | NNW 338° | 687 m | 15.8 mi |
| Banks Mountain | NNW 328° | 657 m | 20.6 mi |
| Fleming Mountain | WNW 283° | 645 m | 14.9 mi |
| Jackson Peak | WNW 286° | 643 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:22 | 17:02 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356559910
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 5 mi
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