Scott Mountain
Scott Mountain rises to 303 m in Virginia. No Business Mountain stands 837 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Haden Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 28 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Campbell County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071990, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 303 m
How to reach it
- 27.8 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 26.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
- Onion Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 27 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Avoca Museum: 2.9 mi
- John H. Moseley Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
- Leonard Coleman Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Shreve Park: 4.1 mi
- Bedford Avenue Neighborhood Park: 4.2 mi
- Haden Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Hogan's Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Johnson Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Moon Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Brown Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Mansion Truss Bridge: 4.0 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 4.2 mi
- John L. Hurt, Jr. Monument: 5.0 mi
- Bethany Church: 6.9 mi
- Roark Mill: 7.9 mi
- Dinwiddie Arboretum: 2.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.6 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 12.2 mi
- James D. Wright Garden: 16.0 mi
- Saponi Garden: 16.0 mi
- Avoca Museum: 2.9 mi
- Campbell County Museum: 12.0 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 12.2 mi
- The Chaplains Museum: 13.4 mi
- Jerry Falwell Museum: 13.7 mi
- LOVE: 4.6 mi
- Hayes Hall Bell: 16.8 mi
- Hayes Monument: 16.8 mi
- Olympic Runner: 17.5 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 17.5 mi
- VUL Sign: 16.8 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 17.6 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 17.7 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 18.0 mi
- Point of Honor: 18.6 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 16.6 mi
- The Devil's Bookcase: 24.3 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 18.5 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 20.8 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 10.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scott Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Business Mountain | NNW 345° | 837 m | 21.4 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | N 349° | 712 m | 21.2 mi |
| Suck Mountain | NNW 327° | 668 m | 23.5 mi |
| Fleming Mountain | N 353° | 645 m | 19.6 mi |
| Jackson Peak | N 355° | 643 m | 20.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 346° | 620 m | 20.9 mi |
| Smith Mountain | SW 236° | 590 m | 19.4 mi |
| Thaxton Mountain | WNW 297° | 586 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 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 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg Rgnl AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583826
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 18 mi
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