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Robertson Mountain

Robertson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Robertson Mountain rises to 343 m in Virginia. Cooks Knob stands 653 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 28 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Henry County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068776, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
343 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.78486, -79.69003

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hidden lake Park: 6.3 mi
  • Beaver Creek Reservoir Park: 10.4 mi
  • Hooker Baseball Park: 10.9 mi
  • Spruce Street Tennis Courts: 11.5 mi
  • Jack Dalton Park: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 12
Gardens: 8
  • Brush: 10.6 mi
  • Chatham Hall Arboretum: 16.8 mi
  • Curtis' Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Saponi Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Rain Garden: 20.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Attractions: 2
  • Family Fun Zone: 20.1 mi
  • Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
  • Main St. Plaza Pergula: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Danville Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Robertson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cooks KnobNW 304°653 m20.0 mi
Fork MountainWNW 299°593 m9.6 mi
Smith MountainNNE 23°590 m17.3 mi
Hogpen MountainW 263°560 m24.0 mi
Brown HillWNW 289°556 m19.5 mi
Graveyard KnobNW 311°551 m23.3 mi
Coles KnobNW 314°550 m22.3 mi
Beech MountainWNW 298°539 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5719:31
June solstice06:0120:0320:42
September equinox07:0718:4319:17
December solstice07:2816:2617:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946566472767468574639
Precip in3.83.04.13.64.54.44.04.25.13.63.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville Fltr PLT, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583801

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