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Soyar Mountain

Soyar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Soyar Mountain rises to 259 m in Virginia. Fork Mountain stands 593 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Perkins Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 16 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076189, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
259 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.59292, -79.56086

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Coates Recreation Center: 5.9 mi
  • H.B. Moorefield Park: 6.1 mi
  • Abreu-Grogan Park: 7.1 mi
  • Ballou Park: 7.7 mi
  • Hylton Avenue Park: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Former Confederate Flag: 9.0 mi
  • Confederate Monument: 9.0 mi
  • Granite Pillars of Historic Sites: 9.0 mi
  • Doyle Thomas Park Welcome Monument: 9.2 mi
  • Welcome to Doyle Thomas Park Monument: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 7
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Main St. Plaza Pergula: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Family Fun Zone: 7.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Danville Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Creek Falls: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soyar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fork MountainNW 319°593 m23.7 mi
Toms KnobNW 325°531 m23.2 mi
Blue KnobNW 320°521 m17.3 mi
Chesnut MountainNNW 334°515 m24.2 mi
Turkeycock MountainNNW 337°505 m17.7 mi
Chestnut KnobW 274°448 m19.8 mi
Orchard KnobNW 319°436 m18.3 mi
Hickory KnobNNW 327°421 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:30
June solstice06:0120:0220:41
September equinox07:0718:4319:17
December solstice07:2716:2717:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148586775797871594841
Precip in3.73.14.13.94.44.14.84.14.63.63.33.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville 2 SE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356586176

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