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Thompson Mountain

Thompson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Thompson Mountain rises to 428 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the north-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 8.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083233, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
428 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.74292, -79.04864

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Otto Cline Powell monument: 17.3 mi
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 21.3 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 21.4 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 21.4 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 21.4 mi
Parks: 53
Museums: 23
  • Virginia Distillery Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Amherst County Historical Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Monacan Ancestral Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Saint Paul's Mission School: 12.5 mi
  • Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 20
Springs: 12
  • Rock Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Lovingston Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 10
Gardens: 10
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • White Rock Falls: 11.0 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Panther Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Nelson County Wayside: 14.5 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 16.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Thompson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainNNW 327°1,232 m7.3 mi
Bald KnobW 269°1,232 m9.6 mi
Pompey PeakW 277°1,229 m6.5 mi
The PriestN 352°1,227 m5.4 mi
Elk Pond MountainNW 307°1,226 m8.0 mi
Mount PleasantW 269°1,223 m6.7 mi
Three RidgesNNE 24°1,210 m8.7 mi
Cole MountainW 274°1,197 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:28
June solstice05:5520:0320:42
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:2916:2017:01

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1487885 — Thompson Mountain, Nelson County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356575229

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