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Pedlar Mountain

Pedlar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pedlar Mountain rises to 539 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,232 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Gum Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 9.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
539 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.60749, -79.14763

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Otto Cline Powell monument: 11.5 mi
  • Riverside Pool: 11.7 mi
  • Constitution Tree Plaque: 11.7 mi
  • Even Post: 11.8 mi
  • Odd Tree: 11.8 mi
Museums: 26
  • Monacan Ancestral Museum: 2.6 mi
  • Saint Paul's Mission School: 2.7 mi
  • Train Station and Caboose: 4.9 mi
  • Sweet Briar Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Amherst County Historical Museum: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 20
Attractions: 16
Gardens: 14
Springs: 10
  • Cow Camp Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Lovingston Springs: 13.6 mi
  • Rock Spring: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Panther Falls: 10.3 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Apple Orchard Falls: 22.0 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Lace Falls: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 20.5 mi
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Pedlar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNNW 336°1,232 m10.1 mi
Pompey PeakN 354°1,229 m10.2 mi
Mount PleasantN 352°1,223 m9.3 mi
Cole MountainNNW 342°1,197 m10.4 mi
Floyds MountainNNW 347°1,061 m9.9 mi
Little Rocky MountainNNW 346°1,034 m9.5 mi
Buck MountainNNW 332°1,025 m10.6 mi
The FriarNNE 11°1,007 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5620:0320:42
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2916:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047576472767569584840
Precip in3.42.73.73.64.64.53.74.44.43.73.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356586880

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