Simpson Mountain
Simpson Mountain rises to 570 m in Virginia. Three Ridges stands 1,210 m to the northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting, a attraction 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074068, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 570 m
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 17.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 25.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 11 mi
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Raven's Roost Overlook · 12 mi
- Ravens Roost Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peebles Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Naked Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mosby Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Woods Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 9.0 mi
- Simpson Park: 13.9 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 16.0 mi
- Walnut Creek Park: 17.3 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 1.0 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 7.9 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 8.0 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 17.3 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 19.3 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 3.0 mi
- James River at Wingina: 11.9 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 18.8 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 19.3 mi
- Hickory Spring: 12.0 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 12.1 mi
- Dripping Rock: 12.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 16.6 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 17.9 mi
- Mirador: 18.3 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 22.9 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 23.5 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 23.6 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 11.9 mi
- White Rock Falls: 14.3 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 17.7 mi
- Panther Falls: 24.7 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 23.3 mi
- Mountain Man: 23.6 mi
- Bear Statue: 23.7 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 24.1 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 1.0 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 13.7 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 18.4 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 4.9 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 23.2 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 24.1 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 8.9 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 14.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Simpson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Ridges | NW 307° | 1,210 m | 9.4 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,050 m | 10.3 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WNW 302° | 974 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bee Mountain | NW 311° | 921 m | 10.6 mi |
| Crawford Knob | NNW 345° | 918 m | 10.6 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | NW 326° | 741 m | 5.4 mi |
| White Mountain | NW 312° | 720 m | 5.0 mi |
| High Top Mountain | WNW 294° | 678 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356566047
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 27 mi
- Lynchburg · 30 mi
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