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River Mountain

River Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

River Mountain rises to 959 m in Virginia. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the east-southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is The Doubles, a peak 0.6 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
959 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.96022, -81.97074

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
  • J.S. Easterly Park: 6.0 mi
  • Old Mill Park: 7.2 mi
  • Lebanon Town Park: 7.6 mi
  • Glade Hollow Ball Park: 7.7 mi
  • William P. Harris Recreational Park: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of River Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beartown MountainESE 119°1,429 m4.7 mi
Flattop MountainE 98°1,379 m11.4 mi
Morris KnobENE 72°1,358 m20.5 mi
Redrock MountainESE 106°1,345 m9.5 mi
Brushy MountainE 91°1,323 m10.5 mi
Peak 4300E 100°1,311 m6.0 mi
Brumley MountainSSW 205°1,287 m9.4 mi
Middle KnobS 184°1,264 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:0920:1320:51
September equinox07:1618:5219:27
December solstice07:3816:3517:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536269737266544437
Precip in3.53.74.24.14.44.34.94.03.32.53.03.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1494261 — River Mountain, Russell County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356582586

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