Perry Mountain
Perry Mountain rises to 558 m in Virginia. Potatopatch Mountain stands 1,172 m to the west, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49060744, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 558 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 18.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glass Hollow Overlook · 7 mi
- Catoctin Overlook · 8 mi
- Greenstone Overlook · 8 mi
- Cedar Cliffs · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Archer Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Turk Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Hills Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Diggs Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 4.4 mi
- Walnut Creek Park: 11.3 mi
- Simpson Park: 12.0 mi
- Playground: 12.4 mi
- Rife Park: 12.7 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 15.7 mi
- Mountain Man: 16.1 mi
- Bear Statue: 16.2 mi
- George Welsh: 18.0 mi
- IN-trospection: 18.2 mi
- Mirador: 9.8 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 14.6 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 15.2 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 15.6 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 5.7 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 8.6 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 8.8 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 13.1 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 13.3 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 15.1 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 16.8 mi
- Student Garden: 18.2 mi
- Keunen Garden: 18.8 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 18.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 7.8 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 13.6 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 16.1 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 17.6 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 8.0 mi
- Dripping Rock: 8.3 mi
- Hickory Spring: 9.5 mi
- Coiner Spring: 13.2 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 16.7 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 8.6 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 15.8 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 19.4 mi
- Apple Cannon: 19.4 mi
- Endless View Farms: 19.4 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 8.0 mi
- White Rock Falls: 14.1 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 17.1 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 23.7 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 24.5 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 3.6 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 23.9 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 4.2 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Canada: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Perry Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potatopatch Mountain | W 280° | 1,172 m | 8.8 mi |
| Devils Knob | W 280° | 1,172 m | 8.8 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | NW 304° | 1,099 m | 6.7 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | W 277° | 1,050 m | 7.8 mi |
| Humpback Rocks | NW 309° | 949 m | 7.4 mi |
| Crawford Knob | WNW 291° | 918 m | 5.9 mi |
| Dripping Rock | WNW 292° | 913 m | 8.3 mi |
| Piney Mountain | W 271° | 846 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1500945 — Perry Mountain, Nelson County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356587871
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 20 mi
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