Richardson Mountain
Richardson Mountain rises to 511 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,232 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kentucky Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49068447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 511 m
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.9 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- House Mountain Overlook · 14 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 14 mi
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kentucky Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Scott Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Gum Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mobley Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Strode Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Coolwell Park: 5.9 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 6.8 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 8.4 mi
- Monacan Park: 9.9 mi
- Daniel's Hill Neighborhood Park: 12.6 mi
- Riverside Pool: 11.8 mi
- Constitution Tree Plaque: 11.8 mi
- Even Post: 12.0 mi
- Odd Tree: 12.0 mi
- 1978 Garden Restoration: 12.8 mi
- Monacan Ancestral Museum: 2.4 mi
- Saint Paul's Mission School: 2.4 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 3.1 mi
- Sweet Briar Museum: 3.4 mi
- Train Station and Caboose: 3.4 mi
- Piano: 13.0 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 13.0 mi
- Lynchbug: 13.1 mi
- Mayor: 13.2 mi
- "TOGETHER WE THRIVE": 13.3 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 11.7 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 11.7 mi
- Point of Honor: 12.8 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 13.6 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 13.7 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 11.7 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 11.8 mi
- Daniel's Hill Garden: 12.4 mi
- Daniel's Hill Center Garden: 12.6 mi
- Robert D Morrison Garden: 12.9 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 11.6 mi
- Hog Camp Gap Spring: 11.9 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 12.1 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 14.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 15.6 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 10.4 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 12.8 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 18.5 mi
- Panther Falls: 12.3 mi
- White Rock Falls: 20.9 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 22.6 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 24.1 mi
- Lace Falls: 24.7 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 22.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.0 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 21.2 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 23.0 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Richardson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NW 326° | 1,232 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pompey Peak | NNW 342° | 1,229 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | NNW 339° | 1,223 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cole Mountain | NNW 332° | 1,197 m | 11.6 mi |
| Floyds Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,061 m | 11.0 mi |
| Little Rocky Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,034 m | 10.6 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 324° | 1,025 m | 12.1 mi |
| The Friar | N 360° | 1,007 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356565036
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 13 mi
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