Skelt Mountain
Skelt Mountain rises to 517 m in Virginia. Cahas Mountain stands 1,083 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fork Mountain, a peak 3.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49074253, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 517 m
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 17 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 17 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 18 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fork Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Brier Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Blue Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Toms Knob: 6.1 mi
- Thornton Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Jack Dalton Park: 6.2 mi
- Beaver Creek Reservoir Park: 6.3 mi
- Salthouse Branch Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Franklin County Recreation Park: 7.6 mi
- Deer Island Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 6.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 9.0 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 10.4 mi
- Caboose: 19.7 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 23.5 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 11.3 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 16.0 mi
- White Falls: 13.3 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 24.7 mi
- Camp Creek: 24.8 mi
- Calico Rock: 11.1 mi
- Cracker Point: 16.7 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 20.4 mi
- One Clear View: 23.2 mi
- Brush: 12.8 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 13.5 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 16.8 mi
- Spring Well #25: 17.3 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Skelt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahas Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,083 m | 20.5 mi |
| Pocket Ridge | W 277° | 985 m | 19.3 mi |
| Richwood Knob | WSW 241° | 977 m | 20.1 mi |
| Bull Mountain | WSW 241° | 977 m | 20.1 mi |
| The Haycocks | W 279° | 955 m | 19.9 mi |
| Gabes Knob | WSW 242° | 908 m | 19.3 mi |
| Rakes Knob | W 276° | 892 m | 20.1 mi |
| Shortts Knob | WNW 286° | 886 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
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 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Philpott DAM 2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356566066
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