Ragged Mountains
Ragged Mountains rises to 302 m in Virginia. Bucks Elbow Mountain stands 964 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Newcomb Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066383, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 302 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 14.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 6 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 12 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 13 mi
- Calf Mountain Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Newcomb Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bear Den Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Pryors Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Woodson Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Britts Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Biscuit Run Park: 3.8 mi
- Azalea Park: 3.9 mi
- Fry's Spring Beach Club: 3.9 mi
- Frys Spring Park: 3.9 mi
- Longwood Park: 4.3 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 1.7 mi
- Mountain Man: 2.1 mi
- Bear Statue: 2.2 mi
- George Welsh: 4.1 mi
- IN-trospection: 4.4 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 3.2 mi
- Locust Hill: 3.5 mi
- Graveyard Site: 3.9 mi
- Lambeth Ruins: 4.5 mi
- Kitty Foster Cemetery: 4.6 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 4.9 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 5.6 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 6.0 mi
- Michie Tavern: 6.7 mi
- Monticello: 7.3 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 2.9 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 3.5 mi
- Student Garden: 4.2 mi
- Keunen Garden: 4.8 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 4.8 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 2.1 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 7.5 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 9.3 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 15.1 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 15.3 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 13.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 15.0 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 15.7 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 16.2 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 16.2 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 16.3 mi
- Coiner Spring: 19.0 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 19.5 mi
- Dripping Rock: 19.7 mi
- Hickory Spring: 21.5 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 6.0 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 7.3 mi
- Apple Cannon: 18.6 mi
- Endless View Farms: 18.7 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 21.9 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 16.3 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 16.7 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 16.8 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 19.6 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 17.0 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 17.0 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 20.3 mi
- Canada: 4.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Ragged Mountains. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | NW 307° | 964 m | 10.7 mi |
| Calf Mountain | WNW 294° | 908 m | 11.8 mi |
| Heard Mountain | SW 236° | 726 m | 10.1 mi |
| Castle Rock | WSW 241° | 722 m | 8.8 mi |
| Massies Mountain | WSW 239° | 657 m | 11.5 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NW 313° | 624 m | 11.8 mi |
| Moses Mountain | WSW 241° | 590 m | 9.7 mi |
| Walnut Top | SW 226° | 572 m | 11.7 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582047
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 6 mi
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