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Pryors Mountain

Pryors Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pryors Mountain rises to 314 m in Virginia. Bucks Elbow Mountain stands 964 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodson Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
314 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.00375, -78.59890

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 14
Gardens: 13
Nature reserves: 11
Beaches: 7
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 15.5 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 16.1 mi
  • Lake Monocan Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 3: 16.6 mi
Springs: 6
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Nelson County Wayside: 16.1 mi
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 17.2 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Pryors Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bucks Elbow MountainNW 312°964 m10.5 mi
Calf MountainWNW 298°908 m11.4 mi
Bear Den MountainWNW 292°879 m11.7 mi
Heard MountainWSW 236°726 m9.2 mi
Castle RockWSW 242°722 m7.9 mi
Massies MountainWSW 240°657 m10.6 mi
Middle MountainNW 317°624 m11.7 mi
Moses MountainWSW 242°590 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:26
June solstice05:5320:0220:41
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:2816:1816:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576574787669594940
Precip in3.43.04.03.54.64.74.84.05.23.93.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356592138

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