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Painter Mountain

Painter Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Painter Mountain rises to 1,001 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the east, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Nettle Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059445, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1001 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.83367, -79.17238

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 48
  • Tye River Memorial Park: 10.1 mi
  • Brownsburg Historic District: 10.3 mi
  • Laurel Park: 11.6 mi
  • Penny Park: 12.0 mi
  • Glen Maury Park: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 14.6 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 14.6 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 14.7 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 14.7 mi
  • Jackson's Classroom: 14.7 mi
Museums: 18
Springs: 16
  • Rock Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Lovingston Springs: 2.1 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 4
  • St. Mary's Falls: 7.5 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Panther Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Greenhouse Area: 19.0 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 8.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Painter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainE 94°1,232 m2.8 mi
Bald KnobSSW 203°1,232 m7.0 mi
Pompey PeakS 177°1,229 m5.5 mi
The PriestE 99°1,227 m6.1 mi
Elk Pond MountainSSE 164°1,226 m1.5 mi
Mount PleasantS 179°1,223 m6.4 mi
Cole MountainSSW 197°1,197 m6.0 mi
Little PriestESE 112°1,133 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5620:0420:43
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2916:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583751

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