Terrapin Mountain
Terrapin Mountain rises to 1,062 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the west, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Flint Stone Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082018, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1062 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.7 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 2 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 2 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 2 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flint Stone Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Thunder Hill: 2.5 mi
- Goff Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 2.2 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 6.4 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
- Knick Field: 7.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 7.9 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 5.8 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 6.0 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 7.8 mi
- Otto Cline Powell monument: 11.5 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 13.3 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 16.0 mi
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College: 16.9 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights: 18.0 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 18.1 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 7.9 mi
- Rhinoceros: 13.5 mi
- Knight Statue: 16.3 mi
- Peristyle: 16.4 mi
- Olympic Runner: 17.9 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 9.8 mi
- Victory Garden: 13.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 14.8 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 15.5 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 16.1 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 4.3 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 8.8 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 9.0 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 9.5 mi
- Hunting Spring: 2.9 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 3.7 mi
- Marble Spring: 3.7 mi
- Big Spring: 9.2 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 20.8 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 10.3 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 17.9 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 18.6 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 21.2 mi
- Lake Robertson: 21.3 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 4.0 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 7.3 mi
- Lace Falls: 9.5 mi
- Panther Falls: 15.9 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 19.6 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 21.8 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.4 mi
- Howrytown: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Terrapin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | W 266° | 1,287 m | 2.8 mi |
| Thunder Hill | WNW 286° | 1,221 m | 2.5 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SW 235° | 1,215 m | 8.2 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | SW 233° | 1,167 m | 9.9 mi |
| Onion Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,157 m | 3.4 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | WSW 239° | 1,131 m | 5.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SW 236° | 1,119 m | 7.8 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,088 m | 5.4 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 | 19:17 |
| 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1487812 — Terrapin Mountain, Bedford County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356575166
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 19 mi
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