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Newcomb Mountain

Newcomb Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Newcomb Mountain rises to 384 m in Virginia. Bucks Elbow Mountain stands 964 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodson Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056832, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
384 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.01653, -78.60057

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 14
Gardens: 13
Nature reserves: 11
Beaches: 7
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 15.9 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 16.5 mi
  • Lake Monocan Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 3: 17.0 mi
Springs: 6
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 16.4 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 16.7 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Newcomb Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bucks Elbow MountainNW 308°964 m9.9 mi
Calf MountainWNW 294°908 m10.9 mi
Bear Den MountainWNW 288°879 m11.3 mi
Heard MountainSW 232°726 m9.6 mi
Castle RockWSW 236°722 m8.3 mi
Massies MountainSW 236°657 m11.0 mi
Middle MountainNW 314°624 m11.0 mi
Moses MountainWSW 237°590 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:26
June solstice05:5320:0220:41
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:2816:1816:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576574787669594940
Precip in3.43.04.03.54.64.74.84.05.23.93.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356564014

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