Poorhouse Mountain
Poorhouse Mountain rises to 495 m in Virginia. Big House Mountain stands 1,111 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Whites Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49063282, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 495 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.7 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Irish Creek Valley Overlook · 8 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 8 mi
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whites Hill: 0.4 mi
- Turkey Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Atlas: 2.6 mi
- Windfall Hill: 2.8 mi
- Big Hill: 3.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Jordan's Point: 3.4 mi
- M. Leroy Richardson Park: 4.0 mi
- Lexington Historic District: 4.1 mi
- Hopkins Green: 4.3 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 3.7 mi
- Colonel Claudius Crozet: 3.7 mi
- George Catlett Marshall: 3.7 mi
- Korean War Roll of Honor: 3.7 mi
- Barracks The Virginia Military Institute: 3.7 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 12.4 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 12.4 mi
- Hog Camp Gap Spring: 12.9 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 13.0 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 13.4 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 4.6 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 12.5 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 15.1 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 15.9 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 16.3 mi
- George C. Marshall: 3.7 mi
- George Washington: 3.7 mi
- The Cannonball: 3.7 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 3.8 mi
- Peristyle: 7.5 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 3.7 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 3.8 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 4.2 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 22.8 mi
- Panther Falls: 11.2 mi
- Lace Falls: 16.3 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 17.5 mi
- White Rock Falls: 19.7 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 23.0 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Lake Robertson: 11.3 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 13.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 1.0 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 19.6 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 5.9 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 8.9 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 15.6 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Poorhouse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big House Mountain | W 266° | 1,111 m | 8.5 mi |
| Big Butt | NW 316° | 1,053 m | 5.8 mi |
| Little House Mountain | W 264° | 1,032 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NW 312° | 1,003 m | 8.8 mi |
| White Rock Mountain | WNW 298° | 1,002 m | 9.3 mi |
| Dale Mountain | WNW 300° | 991 m | 8.2 mi |
| Coopers Knob | NW 318° | 959 m | 6.8 mi |
| Jump Rock | N 355° | 959 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583767
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