Scott Mountain
Scott Mountain rises to 295 m in Virginia. Kirtley Mountain stands 788 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gibson Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49071994, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 295 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 23.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 21 mi
- South River Overlook · 24 mi
- Baldface Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
- Bald Face Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gibson Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Merry Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Smith Hill: 1.1 mi
- Chicken Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Cameron Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Gordonsville Historic District: 3.3 mi
- Verling Park: 3.4 mi
- Cooke Park: 3.5 mi
- Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District: 4.2 mi
- Veteran's Park: 5.1 mi
- Speech Stump: 18.2 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 18.4 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 19.5 mi
- Looking for Ice: 19.6 mi
- The Biker: 19.7 mi
- Bloomsbury: 7.5 mi
- Madison County Veterans Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Madison County Confederate Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 16.2 mi
- Stonewall Brigade Monument: 16.4 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 2.4 mi
- Louisa Downtown Garden: 14.1 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 19.1 mi
- CATS Grove: 19.2 mi
- Montpelier: 2.5 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 3.6 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- James Madison Museum: 5.1 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 14.6 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 14.9 mi
- Bozo Beach: 19.8 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 19.9 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 19.9 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 20.2 mi
- Lake Orange: 8.4 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 18.9 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 21.5 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 23.6 mi
- Oakley Forest Wildlife Management Area: 24.3 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 15.1 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.6 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 24.5 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 20.0 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 21.1 mi
- South River Falls: 22.7 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 24.7 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Canada: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Scott Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtley Mountain | NW 319° | 788 m | 20.0 mi |
| Sag Top | NNW 331° | 665 m | 20.8 mi |
| Utz Hightop | NNW 331° | 643 m | 19.3 mi |
| Peters Mountain | WSW 239° | 550 m | 7.6 mi |
| Powell Mountain | WNW 299° | 526 m | 20.0 mi |
| Daniels Mountain | WNW 295° | 520 m | 20.9 mi |
| Berry Mountain | NW 325° | 505 m | 16.9 mi |
| Baldtop | NNW 331° | 499 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Piedmont Rsch STN, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356565728
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 20 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 27 mi
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