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PJs Mound

PJs Mound, seen from above at true elevation

PJs Mound rises to 677 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the west-southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49062521, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
677 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.89042, -78.96641

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
Museums: 16
Springs: 13
Historic sites: 10
Artworks: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 3.6 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 4.9 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Panther Falls: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of PJs Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainWSW 244°1,232 m9.4 mi
The PriestSW 227°1,227 m7.2 mi
Three RidgesSSW 203°1,210 m2.4 mi
Potatopatch MountainNNE 19°1,172 m1.9 mi
Devils KnobNNE 19°1,172 m1.9 mi
Little PriestSW 224°1,133 m8.4 mi
Spy RockWSW 242°1,128 m9.5 mi
Cellar MountainWNW 294°1,112 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5520:0320:42
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:2916:2017:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356575790

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