Peak · Virginia
Parker Mountain
Parker Mountain rises to 423 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the northwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Runkle Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 4.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Greene County, Virginia, United States
Wikidata Q49059967, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 423 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.28620, -78.50031
- 4.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 13.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 26.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Swift Run Overlook · 5 mi
- Sandy Bottom Overlook · 5 mi
- Bacon Hollow Overlook · 5 mi
- Hensley Hollow Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Runkle Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Crow Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Hunt Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Chapman Mountain: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Greene County Park: 4.4 mi
- Dog Park: 9.0 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Park: 9.1 mi
- Preddy Creek Trail Park: 10.4 mi
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 42
- Down The Nile: 16.1 mi
- Moving Forward: 16.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 16.2 mi
- Speech Stump: 16.3 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 39
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 8.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 11.0 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 14.5 mi
- Madison County Veterans Memorial: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- South River Falls: 6.4 mi
- Cedar Falls: 7.9 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 7.9 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 10.7 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 10.9 mi
Museums: 19
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 10.5 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 15.0 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 15.3 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 17.1 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 17
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 16.1 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 16.2 mi
- Keunen Garden: 16.2 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 16.4 mi
- CATS Grove: 16.5 mi
Springs: 10
- Elkton Spring: 9.9 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 12.2 mi
- Rockingham springs: 14.6 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 14.7 mi
- Lewis Spring: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 4.5 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 10.6 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 12.3 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- Fear Forest: 17.6 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 17.8 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 21.2 mi
- Endless View Farms: 21.3 mi
- Apple Cannon: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 7.2 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 9.5 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 13.4 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 18.1 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Mitchell Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 17.9 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 18.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 24.8 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Parker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | NW 322° | 1,091 m | 4.4 mi |
| Lewis Mountain | N 8° | 1,087 m | 10.1 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,033 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bald Face Mountain | N 354° | 1,027 m | 7.5 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | N 358° | 1,026 m | 5.4 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | W 276° | 1,006 m | 5.7 mi |
| Loft Mountain | W 260° | 1,002 m | 8.1 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | WSW 249° | 954 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville Albemarle AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1472062 — Parker Mountain, Greene County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356564382
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 15 mi
- Charlottesville · 18 mi
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