Peters Mountain
Peters Mountain rises to 550 m in Virginia. Brokenback Mountain stands 533 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Goodlow Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49060834, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 550 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 20.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 13 mi
- Swift Run Overlook · 21 mi
- Bacon Hollow Overlook · 21 mi
- Sandy Bottom Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goodlow Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Dowell Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Walnut Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Castle Hill: 2.9 mi
- Cowherd Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Barboursville Community Park: 3.2 mi
- Gordonsville Historic District: 5.4 mi
- Cooke Park: 5.5 mi
- Verling Park: 5.5 mi
- Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District: 5.6 mi
- Speech Stump: 10.6 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 10.8 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 11.9 mi
- Looking for Ice: 11.9 mi
- The Biker: 12.1 mi
- Charlottesville Woolen Mills: 11.7 mi
- Dogwood Vietnam Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Union Mills Dam: 13.1 mi
- Union Mills Lock: 13.1 mi
- November 13, 2022 Memorial Tree and Plaque: 13.3 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 9.0 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 11.5 mi
- CATS Grove: 11.6 mi
- The Grove: 11.6 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 5.5 mi
- Montpelier: 9.0 mi
- Monticello: 12.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 12.3 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 12.4 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 14.0 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 14.4 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 14.7 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 14.7 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 11.6 mi
- Lake Orange: 16.0 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 16.0 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 20.2 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 20.4 mi
- South River Falls: 21.0 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 23.0 mi
- Cedar Falls: 23.2 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 23.3 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 23.3 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 12.5 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 24.0 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 24.7 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 12.4 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 13.7 mi
- Canada: 13.6 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Peters Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brokenback Mountain | WNW 301° | 533 m | 17.3 mi |
| Powell Mountain | NW 321° | 526 m | 17.5 mi |
| Daniels Mountain | NW 316° | 520 m | 17.8 mi |
| Berry Mountain | N 350° | 505 m | 18.1 mi |
| Slaters Mountain | NW 308° | 501 m | 18.3 mi |
| Carters Mountain | SW 228° | 477 m | 15.0 mi |
| Allen Mountain | NNW 339° | 477 m | 17.9 mi |
| Goodlow Mountain | NE 46° | 458 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:16 | 16:57 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerset, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493420 — Peters Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356582017
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 12 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 27 mi
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