Pinnacles of Dan
Pinnacles of Dan rises to 809 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the north-northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Bluff, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 809 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.5 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 11 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 12 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Bluff: 0.8 mi
- Point Lookout: 1.1 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 1.4 mi
- Hurricane Knob: 2.5 mi
- The Knob: 3.0 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 5.4 mi
- Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 5.6 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 7.0 mi
- Laurel Hill Farm: 10.0 mi
- Byrds Marker: 12.3 mi
- Rider Falls: 19.4 mi
- White Falls: 19.7 mi
- Lower Cascades: 20.3 mi
- Torys Falls: 20.3 mi
- Window Falls: 21.3 mi
- Cracker Point: 20.7 mi
- Moores Wall: 21.0 mi
- Indian Face: 21.0 mi
- Cooks Wall: 22.1 mi
- Calico Rock: 22.6 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 10.9 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 15.3 mi
- One Clear View: 18.2 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 18.4 mi
- Balanced Rock: 20.9 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 14.9 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 15.1 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 15.2 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 17.7 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 17.8 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 19.1 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 19.1 mi
- CCC Ruins: 21.7 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 21.7 mi
- Stoneman's Raid: 22.4 mi
- Water Front: 23.3 mi
- Waterfront: 23.7 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 12.9 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 21.8 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Pinnacles of Dan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,210 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hog Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,087 m | 8.1 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,081 m | 9.3 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNE 28° | 1,080 m | 11.4 mi |
| Slate Mountain | N 11° | 1,059 m | 7.2 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | NNE 26° | 1,049 m | 9.8 mi |
| Indian Ridge | NNW 347° | 1,037 m | 12.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,027 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356564597
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- Mount Airy · 15 mi
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