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Mount Sidney

Mount Sidney, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Sidney rises to 482 m in Virginia. Hankey Mountain stands 1,051 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South, a rest area 0.9 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49054573, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
482 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.25902, -78.96892

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Weyers Cave Community Center: 3.8 mi
  • The Trails at Mill Place: 5.5 mi
  • The Trails at Mill Place: 5.5 mi
  • Grand Caverns Regional Park: 7.4 mi
  • Town Park: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 27
Springs: 22
Museums: 16
Artworks: 13
Gardens: 6
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 13.1 mi
  • ISAT Patio: 13.4 mi
  • Heishman Garden: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Mount Sidney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hankey MountainWNW 285°1,051 m15.5 mi
Trayfoot MountainESE 102°1,025 m12.1 mi
Cedar MountainESE 101°1,010 m14.4 mi
BlackrockESE 102°944 m12.7 mi
Calf MountainSE 141°908 m15.9 mi
Pinestand MountainESE 103°906 m13.3 mi
Turk MountainSE 135°899 m13.0 mi
Rocks MountainESE 117°896 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5420:0420:43
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3016:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546270747266554537
Precip in2.92.43.43.34.14.14.14.04.22.62.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356566026

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