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Point Lookout Mountain

Point Lookout Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Point Lookout Mountain rises to 1,380 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the west, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pinnacle, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49062882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1380 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.66790, -81.16704

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
Waterfalls: 11
  • Chestnut Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Incredible Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Cascades: 17.5 mi
  • Upper Widows Creek Falls: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 8
Museums: 6
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Jeff Matthews Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Smyth County Museum: 22.6 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 23.2 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 1
  • John Harmon Gallery: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Virginia Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Point Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockW 266°1,418 m4.7 mi
Buck MountainW 266°1,417 m4.6 mi
The PinnacleW 270°1,380 m0.0 mi
Iron MountainWNW 302°1,359 m10.6 mi
Buck Mountain East PeakW 263°1,356 m3.1 mi
High KnobNW 304°1,266 m8.2 mi
Big RidgeWNW 286°1,259 m4.6 mi
Comers RockNNW 333°1,237 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:37
June solstice06:0720:0920:47
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3416:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356574125

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