Squirrel Mountain
Squirrel Mountain rises to 505 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the west-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is No Business Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077405, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 505 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 7 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 2.9 mi
- Troy Arthur Park: 5.8 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
- Monacan Park: 9.8 mi
- Ivy Creek Park: 10.1 mi
- No Business Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Jackson Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 10.3 mi
- Bedford County: 10.4 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 10.5 mi
- Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike: 10.6 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 11.4 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 11.2 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 11.6 mi
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College: 12.7 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights: 13.4 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 13.7 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 11.7 mi
- Rhinoceros: 12.7 mi
- Olympic Runner: 13.4 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 13.9 mi
- Mayor: 14.1 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 9.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 10.1 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 11.2 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 11.3 mi
- Victory Garden: 12.3 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 8.7 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 12.3 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 13.0 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 13.1 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 13.6 mi
- Hunting Spring: 7.2 mi
- Marble Spring: 7.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 7.9 mi
- Big Spring: 11.1 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 21.7 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 9.8 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 13.5 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 18.6 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 22.0 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 8.1 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 10.1 mi
- Lace Falls: 14.3 mi
- Panther Falls: 17.4 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 16.9 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 22.7 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.7 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 24.9 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Squirrel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | WNW 298° | 1,287 m | 7.0 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NW 305° | 1,221 m | 7.1 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | W 263° | 1,215 m | 10.2 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,167 m | 11.7 mi |
| Onion Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,157 m | 6.7 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | W 275° | 1,131 m | 8.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | W 265° | 1,119 m | 9.9 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,088 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1487499 — Squirrel Mountain, Bedford County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356574939
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 15 mi
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