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Perkins Mountain

Perkins Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Perkins Mountain rises to 270 m in Virginia. Fork Mountain stands 593 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Soyar Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 17 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060719, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
270 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.59097, -79.57947

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Coates Recreation Center: 7.0 mi
  • H.B. Moorefield Park: 7.1 mi
  • Abreu-Grogan Park: 8.1 mi
  • Ballou Park: 8.7 mi
  • Lively Stones Park: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Former Confederate Flag: 10.0 mi
  • Confederate Monument: 10.0 mi
  • Granite Pillars of Historic Sites: 10.0 mi
  • Doyle Thomas Park Welcome Monument: 10.2 mi
  • Welcome to Doyle Thomas Park Monument: 10.2 mi
Museums: 11
Gardens: 7
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Main St. Plaza Pergula: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Family Fun Zone: 8.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Danville Welcome Center: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Creek Falls: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Perkins Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fork MountainNW 321°593 m23.1 mi
Toms KnobNNW 327°531 m22.7 mi
Blue KnobNW 323°521 m16.7 mi
Skelt MountainNW 313°517 m24.7 mi
Chesnut MountainNNW 336°515 m23.9 mi
Turkeycock MountainNNW 340°505 m17.5 mi
Chestnut KnobW 275°448 m18.8 mi
Orchard KnobNW 322°436 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:30
June solstice06:0120:0220:41
September equinox07:0718:4319:17
December solstice07:2816:2717:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148586775797871594841
Precip in3.73.14.13.94.44.14.84.14.63.63.33.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville 2 SE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356586163

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