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Roberts Mountain

Roberts Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.84125, -78.86669

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Artworks: 31
  • 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
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 19
Springs: 11
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 9
Attractions: 8
  • 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
Waterfalls: 4
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 7.5 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 11.1 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Panther Falls: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Nelson County Wayside: 2.8 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Twenty Minute Cliff: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three RidgesW 280°1,210 m6.5 mi
Potatopatch MountainNW 317°1,172 m7.1 mi
Devils KnobNW 317°1,172 m7.1 mi
Humpback MountainNNW 347°1,099 m7.6 mi
Black Rock MountainNW 320°1,050 m6.0 mi
Chimney RockW 275°974 m6.8 mi
Meadow MountainWNW 294°950 m7.9 mi
Humpback RocksNNW 347°949 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5420:0220:42
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:2816:1917:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

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

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