Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 620 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the west-northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is No Business Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49069936, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 620 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.5 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 9 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 4.5 mi
- Troy Arthur Park: 5.5 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
- Monacan Park: 8.3 mi
- Ivy Creek Park: 8.5 mi
- No Business Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Squirrel Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Dolly Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Jackson Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Bedford County: 8.8 mi
- Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike: 10.5 mi
- Odd Tree: 10.9 mi
- Even Post: 10.9 mi
- Riverside Pool: 11.3 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 9.8 mi
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College: 11.0 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights: 11.8 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 12.0 mi
- Pest House Medical Museum: 12.0 mi
- Olympic Runner: 11.8 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 12.2 mi
- Mayor: 12.4 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 12.6 mi
- Piano: 12.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 8.5 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 9.6 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 9.9 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 10.5 mi
- University of Lynchburg Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 9.9 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 11.3 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 11.4 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 12.0 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 12.0 mi
- Marble Spring: 8.3 mi
- Hunting Spring: 8.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 9.1 mi
- Big Spring: 12.7 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 21.4 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 10.9 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 11.9 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 17.2 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 21.5 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 23.4 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 9.7 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 11.7 mi
- Lace Falls: 15.6 mi
- Panther Falls: 17.3 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 15.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 24.4 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,287 m | 8.7 mi |
| Thunder Hill | WNW 301° | 1,221 m | 8.7 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | W 266° | 1,215 m | 11.8 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | W 261° | 1,167 m | 13.2 mi |
| Onion Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,157 m | 8.4 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | W 276° | 1,131 m | 9.8 mi |
| The Pinnacle | W 267° | 1,119 m | 11.5 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,088 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356565267
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 13 mi
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