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Richardson Mountain

Richardson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.60278, -79.10570

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • 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
Museums: 26
  • 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
Artworks: 20
Attractions: 16
Gardens: 14
Springs: 10
  • 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
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • 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
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 21.2 mi
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNW 326°1,232 m11.5 mi
Pompey PeakNNW 342°1,229 m10.9 mi
Mount PleasantNNW 339°1,223 m10.2 mi
Cole MountainNNW 332°1,197 m11.6 mi
Floyds MountainNNW 335°1,061 m11.0 mi
Little Rocky MountainNNW 334°1,034 m10.6 mi
Buck MountainNW 324°1,025 m12.1 mi
The FriarN 360°1,007 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:28
June solstice05:5620:0320:42
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2816:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047576472767569584840
Precip in3.42.73.73.64.64.53.74.44.43.73.64.0

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356565036

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