Peak · Virginia
Pigeon Top Mountain
Pigeon Top Mountain rises to 477 m in Virginia. Big Flat Mountain stands 1,033 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bray Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49061181, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 477 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.14402, -78.63418
- 7.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 11.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Trayfoot Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Moormans River Overlook · 7 mi
- Horsehead Overlook · 7 mi
- Horsehead Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bray Hill: 0.8 mi
- Jones Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Currant Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Cherry Mountain: 3.0 mi
- High Top Mountain: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Beaver Creek Park: 4.9 mi
- Claudius Crozet Park: 6.4 mi
- Playground: 7.1 mi
- Charlotte Y. Humphris Park: 9.1 mi
- Flagler Court: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 41
- Bear Statue: 8.5 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 8.6 mi
- Mountain Man: 8.8 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 9.1 mi
- Moving Forward: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 5.1 mi
- Locust Hill: 6.0 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 6.3 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 8.7 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 8.8 mi
Museums: 24
- Fralin Museum of Art: 10.2 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 11.1 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 11.6 mi
- Michie Tavern: 13.2 mi
- Monticello: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 17
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 6.1 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 9.1 mi
- Keunen Garden: 9.1 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 9.1 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 9.5 mi
Springs: 10
- Blackrock Springs: 7.8 mi
- Coiner Spring: 17.3 mi
- Elkton Spring: 18.1 mi
- Rockingham springs: 18.7 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Jones Run Falls: 7.0 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 7.2 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 7.3 mi
- South River Falls: 17.8 mi
- Cedar Falls: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 5.7 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 6.7 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 8.4 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 9.2 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 7
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 10.7 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 20.9 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 22.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 23.0 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 7.8 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 14.8 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 6
- Free Speech Wall: 11.6 mi
- Apple Cannon: 12.6 mi
- Endless View Farms: 12.6 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 14.8 mi
- Fear Forest: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 7.5 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 18.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Mitchell Bluff: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Pigeon Top Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Flat Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,033 m | 7.4 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | NW 311° | 1,025 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NW 322° | 1,010 m | 6.5 mi |
| Loft Mountain | N 355° | 1,002 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | WSW 246° | 964 m | 6.5 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | NNW 344° | 954 m | 6.5 mi |
| Blackrock | NW 312° | 944 m | 7.8 mi |
| Calf Mountain | WSW 242° | 908 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493559 — Pigeon Top Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356582086
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 12 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 27 mi
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