Read Mountain
Read Mountain rises to 715 m in Virginia. Fort Lewis Mountain stands 998 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Read Mountain Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066991, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 715 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Roanoke River Overlook · 6 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 6 mi
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bonsack Park: 1.3 mi
- Hollins Park: 1.5 mi
- Mason Mill Park: 3.2 mi
- Preston Park: 3.3 mi
- East Gate Park: 3.5 mi
- Coyner Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Stewart Knob: 3.6 mi
- Round Hill: 3.9 mi
- Fullhart Knob: 4.3 mi
- Weaver Knob: 4.9 mi
- The Rock: 2.5 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 3.8 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 4.2 mi
- 28 Wells Avenue, N.W.: 5.1 mi
- Hunton Life Saving and First Aid Crew: 5.1 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 2.5 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 4.3 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 5.1 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 5.2 mi
- Roanoke Pinball Museum: 5.3 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Carvins Cove: 5.9 mi
- Explore Park: 7.7 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 12.3 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 14.3 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 5.3 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 5.4 mi
- Roanoke Star: 6.5 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 15.4 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 16.4 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 5.4 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 5.5 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 6.3 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 7.4 mi
- The Rock: 9.1 mi
- Beale Garden: 2.5 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 6.6 mi
- Victory Garden: 19.9 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 19.8 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 21.9 mi
- Camp Creek: 21.9 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 23.5 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 8.6 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 15.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.6 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 10.0 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 10.0 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Howrytown: 6.8 mi
- Big Spring: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Read Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lewis Mountain | W 261° | 998 m | 14.5 mi |
| McAfee Knob | WNW 295° | 974 m | 8.4 mi |
| Masons Knob | SSW 212° | 961 m | 13.6 mi |
| North Mountain | WNW 299° | 925 m | 11.3 mi |
| Tinker Mountain | NW 320° | 888 m | 8.5 mi |
| Broad Run Mountain | NNW 335° | 884 m | 13.4 mi |
| Harveys Knob | NE 53° | 809 m | 12.1 mi |
| Blue Knob | NE 53° | 804 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke 8 N, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356564942
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 5 mi
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