Pryors Mountain
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
- 6.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 14.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 7 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 11 mi
- Calf Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Woodson Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Gibson Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Newcomb Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Ragged Mountains: 0.9 mi
- Bear Den Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Biscuit Run Park: 4.2 mi
- Azalea Park: 4.6 mi
- Fry's Spring Beach Club: 4.7 mi
- Frys Spring Park: 4.7 mi
- Longwood Park: 5.0 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 2.6 mi
- Mountain Man: 3.0 mi
- Bear Statue: 3.1 mi
- George Welsh: 5.0 mi
- IN-trospection: 5.2 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 3.7 mi
- Locust Hill: 4.1 mi
- Graveyard Site: 4.7 mi
- Lambeth Ruins: 5.4 mi
- Kitty Foster Cemetery: 5.5 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 5.7 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 6.4 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 6.8 mi
- Michie Tavern: 7.4 mi
- Monticello: 8.0 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 3.7 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 3.8 mi
- Student Garden: 5.1 mi
- Keunen Garden: 5.7 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 5.7 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 3.0 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 8.4 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 9.1 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 15.0 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 15.5 mi
- 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
- Blackrock Springs: 16.4 mi
- Coiner Spring: 18.4 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 18.7 mi
- Dripping Rock: 18.9 mi
- Hickory Spring: 20.7 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 6.8 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 7.9 mi
- Apple Cannon: 18.4 mi
- Endless View Farms: 18.5 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 21.0 mi
- 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
- Jones Run Falls: 16.6 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 17.0 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 17.1 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 18.8 mi
- Canada: 5.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Pryors Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | NW 312° | 964 m | 10.5 mi |
| Calf Mountain | WNW 298° | 908 m | 11.4 mi |
| Heard Mountain | WSW 236° | 726 m | 9.2 mi |
| Castle Rock | WSW 242° | 722 m | 7.9 mi |
| Massies Mountain | WSW 240° | 657 m | 10.6 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NW 317° | 624 m | 11.7 mi |
| Moses Mountain | WSW 242° | 590 m | 8.8 mi |
| Walnut Top | SW 226° | 572 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356592138
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 7 mi
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