Skillern Mountain
Skillern Mountain rises to 515 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the south-southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cave Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49074268, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 515 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 4 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 4 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cave Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Wilson Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mill Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 2.2 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 3.9 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 6.5 mi
- Otto Cline Powell monument: 11.9 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 14.7 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 3.5 mi
- Centennial Park: 6.1 mi
- Knick Field: 6.1 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 8.6 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 14.7 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 14.8 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 15.1 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 15.2 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 17.5 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 13.5 mi
- Victory Garden: 17.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 21.2 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 21.5 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 22.6 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 2.8 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 3.0 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 3.4 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 4.0 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 4.0 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 6.1 mi
- Knight Statue: 14.9 mi
- Peristyle: 14.9 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 15.1 mi
- The Cannonball: 15.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 4.6 mi
- Hunting Spring: 4.9 mi
- Marble Spring: 5.9 mi
- Big Spring: 10.4 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 21.3 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 13.9 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Lake Robertson: 15.5 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 22.2 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 23.2 mi
- Lace Falls: 3.3 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 4.9 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 7.9 mi
- Panther Falls: 16.2 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 16.8 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.0 mi
- Howrytown: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Skillern Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,287 m | 5.2 mi |
| Thunder Hill | SSE 151° | 1,221 m | 4.5 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,215 m | 9.6 mi |
| Onion Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,157 m | 6.5 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | S 181° | 1,131 m | 7.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 192° | 1,119 m | 9.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,106 m | 9.6 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | S 186° | 1,088 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 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 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356574807
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 25 mi
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