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The Cardinal

The Cardinal, seen from above at true elevation

The Cardinal rises to 1,023 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the north-northeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dismal Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082249, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1023 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.78014, -79.14447

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 36
  • Otto Cline Powell monument: 13.8 mi
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 15.8 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 15.9 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 15.9 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 15.9 mi
Parks: 34
Museums: 16
  • Amherst County Historical Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Monacan Ancestral Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Saint Paul's Mission School: 14.4 mi
  • Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 15.2 mi
  • Virginia Distillery Museum: 15.4 mi
Springs: 15
  • Lovingston Springs: 2.2 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Rock Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 12
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Panther Falls: 9.4 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 9.8 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Lace Falls: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 11.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of The Cardinal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainNNE 19°1,232 m3.7 mi
Bald KnobWSW 237°1,232 m5.1 mi
Pompey PeakSSW 214°1,229 m2.2 mi
The PriestENE 58°1,227 m5.2 mi
Elk Pond MountainNNW 334°1,226 m2.5 mi
Mount PleasantSSW 208°1,223 m3.1 mi
Cole MountainWSW 239°1,197 m3.9 mi
Little PriestENE 69°1,133 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5620:0320:43
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2916:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496302 — The Cardinal, Amherst County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583896

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