Naked Mountain
Naked Mountain rises to 607 m in Virginia. Three Ridges stands 1,210 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is High Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49056326, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 607 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 25.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 13 mi
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 13 mi
- Raven's Roost Overlook · 14 mi
- Ravens Roost Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Peak: 0.8 mi
- Peebles Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Edge Hill: 1.6 mi
- Simpson Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mosby Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 9.7 mi
- Simpson Park: 13.7 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 14.8 mi
- Scottsville Recreation Center: 17.5 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 2.6 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 7.7 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 9.8 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 16.6 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 18.9 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 4.7 mi
- James River at Wingina: 10.2 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 18.9 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 19.0 mi
- Hickory Spring: 13.9 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 14.0 mi
- Dripping Rock: 14.2 mi
- Rock Spring: 17.7 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 18.8 mi
- Mirador: 19.8 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 24.2 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 24.7 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 24.2 mi
- Mountain Man: 24.5 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 24.5 mi
- Bear Statue: 24.6 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 2.6 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 15.1 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 19.3 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 13.8 mi
- White Rock Falls: 15.9 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 19.3 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 6.4 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 24.3 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 25.0 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 10.7 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 15.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Naked Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Ridges | NW 312° | 1,210 m | 11.0 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NNW 332° | 1,050 m | 12.1 mi |
| Chimney Rock | NW 308° | 974 m | 10.9 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | NNW 329° | 741 m | 7.2 mi |
| White Mountain | NW 319° | 720 m | 6.7 mi |
| High Top Mountain | NW 309° | 678 m | 4.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNE 19° | 677 m | 2.2 mi |
| PJs Mound | NW 323° | 677 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583735
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 27 mi
- Lynchburg · 29 mi
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