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Patterson Mountain

Patterson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Patterson Mountain rises to 386 m in Virginia. Castle Rock stands 722 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Michie Tavern, a museum 0.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060189, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
386 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.99931, -78.46418

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 31
Gardens: 14
Museums: 12
Nature reserves: 9
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 8.8 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 9.5 mi
  • Main Beach (Beach 1): 10.0 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 3: 10.0 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 2: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 19.2 mi
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 21.3 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Patterson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockWSW 257°722 m14.7 mi
Mill MountainWSW 251°563 m13.7 mi
High TopW 259°557 m13.4 mi
Long Arm MountainW 259°553 m13.4 mi
Peters MountainNE 48°550 m13.1 mi
Mount OliverSW 236°549 m15.0 mi
Dudley MountainWSW 254°490 m6.8 mi
Carters MountainSW 226°477 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5220:0120:41
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:2716:1716:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946566472767468584839
Precip in3.43.04.34.24.63.74.84.14.94.03.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2 SSE, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1500071 — Patterson Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586993

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