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Summers Mountain

Summers Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Summers Mountain rises to 763 m in Virginia. Paddy Knob stands 1,365 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hayfields State Park, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079915, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
763 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.24540, -79.53282

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 16
Parks: 13
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 11.9 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 12.7 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 14.2 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Greenhouse Area: 15.6 mi
  • Allendale Nursery: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Summers Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paddy KnobW 276°1,365 m14.3 mi
Bald KnobNW 319°1,363 m14.8 mi
Elliott KnobESE 115°1,358 m13.1 mi
HogbackESE 117°1,355 m12.8 mi
Barren RockN 8°1,335 m12.0 mi
Sounding KnobNNW 336°1,334 m7.6 mi
Freezland FlatNE 56°1,325 m13.1 mi
Hardscrabble KnobNE 54°1,305 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:30
June solstice05:5620:0620:46
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3216:2017:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139495765686761504032
Precip in3.63.34.34.34.94.34.13.84.02.93.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1487729 — Summers Mountain, Highland County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356575102

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