Pruetts Mountain
Pruetts Mountain rises to 414 m in Virginia. High Top Mountain stands 678 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Spears Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49064323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 414 m
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 26.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 27 mi
- The Priest Overlook · 27 mi
- Ravens Roost Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spears Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Buck Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Gunner Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Kyles Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Cove Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Appomattox Monument: 12.4 mi
- Raine Monument: 12.5 mi
- Clay Pipe Kiln: 20.7 mi
- Pamplin Smoking Pipe & manufacturing Co., Inc.: 20.7 mi
- Old Turntable Location: 22.2 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 10.5 mi
- Buckingham Courthouse Historic District: 11.8 mi
- Abbitt Park: 14.2 mi
- Ruritan Park: 16.9 mi
- Coolwell Park: 17.4 mi
- Housewright House: 11.7 mi
- The American Civil War Museum: 13.0 mi
- Appomattox County Museum: 14.1 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 15.6 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 16.6 mi
- LOVE: 22.3 mi
- Lynchbug: 22.4 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 22.4 mi
- Craddock Terry Shoe: 22.5 mi
- Creating Our Culture: 22.5 mi
- Daniel's Hill Center Garden: 22.5 mi
- Daniel's Hill Garden: 22.6 mi
- Robert D Morrison Garden: 22.6 mi
- Diamond Hill Center Garden: 23.0 mi
- Yoder Center Garden: 23.1 mi
- James River at Wingina: 6.4 mi
- Horsepen Lake: 12.0 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 16.7 mi
- Featherfin: 17.3 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 17.7 mi
- Confederate Cemetery: 12.4 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 16.6 mi
- Point of Honor: 22.5 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 22.9 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 23.0 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 20.3 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 22.7 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Pruetts Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Top Mountain | NNW 337° | 678 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 350° | 677 m | 16.0 mi |
| Pats Knob | NNW 334° | 660 m | 19.0 mi |
| Naked Mountain | NNW 346° | 607 m | 14.2 mi |
| Simpson Mountain | NNW 345° | 570 m | 16.0 mi |
| Willoughby Mountain | N 358° | 562 m | 16.7 mi |
| Peebles Mountain | NNW 342° | 556 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mills Mountain | NNW 335° | 532 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495100 — Pruetts Mountain, Buckingham County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583398
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 23 mi
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