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Stills Mountain

Stills Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Stills Mountain rises to 281 m in Virginia. Fork Mountain stands 593 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Boyd Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 20 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49078196, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
281 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.60014, -79.66337

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Freedom Park: 7.3 mi
  • John E. Grogan Park: 7.9 mi
  • Spray Recreation Park: 8.2 mi
  • Governor Morehead Park: 8.5 mi
  • Bridge Street Neighborhood Park: 9.2 mi
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 12
  • Patrick Henry Monument: 7.9 mi
  • Former Confederate Flag: 14.7 mi
  • Confederate Monument: 14.7 mi
  • Granite Pillars of Historic Sites: 14.7 mi
  • Doyle Thomas Park Welcome Monument: 14.9 mi
Gardens: 7
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Family Fun Zone: 13.2 mi
  • Mad Town Tubing: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Main St. Plaza Pergula: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Danville Welcome Center: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Creek Falls: 18.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fork MountainNNW 331°593 m20.0 mi
Toms KnobNNW 337°531 m20.0 mi
Blue KnobNNW 336°521 m13.8 mi
Skelt MountainNW 320°517 m21.0 mi
Chesnut MountainNNW 347°515 m21.8 mi
Turkeycock MountainN 355°505 m15.9 mi
Brier MountainNNW 329°499 m24.2 mi
Chestnut KnobW 274°448 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5719:31
June solstice06:0120:0320:41
September equinox07:0718:4319:17
December solstice07:2816:2717:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147576673777669594740
Precip in3.83.13.93.94.24.54.14.44.73.73.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eden, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356584478

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