Ramsay Mountain
Ramsay Mountain rises to 756 m in Virginia. Walker Mountain stands 1,224 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamilton Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066535, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 756 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 26.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 27.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 17 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 25 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hamilton Knob: 1.8 mi
- Little Brush Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Crockett Knob: 3.5 mi
- Cove Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Carter Wayside park: 1.8 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 7.4 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
- Withers Park: 8.7 mi
- Pulaski Wayside Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 10.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 11.7 mi
- High Point: 20.0 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 14.2 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 14.3 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 24.1 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 17.4 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 17.6 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 24.1 mi
- Crooked Creek: 20.9 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 21.5 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Waterfront: 14.7 mi
- Water Front: 19.5 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 15.3 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 17.4 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 21.2 mi
- DAK Lights: 15.5 mi
- This Way: 16.0 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 17.3 mi
- Sharon Springs: 20.1 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Ramsay Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Mountain | NW 305° | 1,224 m | 11.3 mi |
| Jones Knob | SSW 210° | 1,163 m | 15.9 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 347° | 1,153 m | 10.1 mi |
| Sand Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,123 m | 8.6 mi |
| High Rocks | WSW 241° | 1,111 m | 8.3 mi |
| Lick Mountain | SW 235° | 1,073 m | 9.0 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | E 100° | 1,048 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bear Knob | ESE 104° | 1,032 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wytheville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583781
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