Roberts Mountain
Roberts Mountain rises to 544 m in Virginia. Three Ridges stands 1,210 m to the west, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49068770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 544 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 23.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 7 mi
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Raven's Roost Overlook · 8 mi
- Catoctin Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horseshoe Mountain: 1.8 mi
- McClain Mountain: 2.6 mi
- White Mountain: 2.8 mi
- The Horseshoe: 3.4 mi
- Woods Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 7.9 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 8.8 mi
- Simpson Park: 14.8 mi
- Rife Park: 15.2 mi
- Schneider Community Park: 15.5 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 21.0 mi
- Mountain Man: 21.4 mi
- Bear Statue: 21.5 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 23.1 mi
- George Welsh: 23.3 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 3.5 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 4.1 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 9.6 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 15.7 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 15.9 mi
- Mirador: 14.5 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 19.4 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 19.8 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 20.9 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 7.6 mi
- Hickory Spring: 7.9 mi
- Dripping Rock: 7.9 mi
- Coiner Spring: 15.1 mi
- Rock Spring: 15.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 2.6 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 3.8 mi
- James River at Wingina: 16.3 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 18.3 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 18.8 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 20.4 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 22.1 mi
- Student Garden: 23.4 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 23.8 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 24.0 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 4.1 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 11.6 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 17.2 mi
- Apple Cannon: 22.7 mi
- Endless View Farms: 22.7 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 7.5 mi
- White Rock Falls: 11.1 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 14.5 mi
- Panther Falls: 24.9 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 2.8 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 18.7 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 4.4 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Canada: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Roberts Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Ridges | W 280° | 1,210 m | 6.5 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | NW 317° | 1,172 m | 7.1 mi |
| Devils Knob | NW 317° | 1,172 m | 7.1 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,099 m | 7.6 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NW 320° | 1,050 m | 6.0 mi |
| Chimney Rock | W 275° | 974 m | 6.8 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | WNW 294° | 950 m | 7.9 mi |
| Humpback Rocks | NNW 347° | 949 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1473318 — Roberts Mountain, Nelson County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356565122
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 25 mi
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