Peak · Virginia
Three Ridges
Three Ridges rises to 1,210 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the west-southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rock, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,210 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.85833, -78.98393
- 2.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 3 mi
- The Priest Overlook · 4 mi
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 4 mi
- The Slacks Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Chimney Rock: 0.7 mi
- Bee Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Bolton Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Meadow Mountain: 2.2 mi
- PJs Mound: 2.4 mi
Parks: 35
- Tye River Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Schneider Community Park: 11.7 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 14.2 mi
- Rife Park: 14.8 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 14.9 mi
Museums: 15
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 5.0 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 8.4 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 15.4 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 15.4 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 16.1 mi
Springs: 12
- Hickory Spring: 4.6 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 6.2 mi
- Dripping Rock: 6.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 9.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Mirador: 17.1 mi
- Statler Brothers: 20.6 mi
- Augusta County: 20.6 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 20.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 6.4 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 13.7 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 19.7 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 6
- Crabtree Falls: 5.2 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 8.4 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 11.2 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 21.5 mi
- Apple Cannon: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 6
- Flower Pots: 20.5 mi
- Watering Can: 20.5 mi
- Staunton: 20.7 mi
- Chodo IX: 20.8 mi
- Knight Statue: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- White Rock Falls: 4.9 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 6.1 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 8.3 mi
- Panther Falls: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 3
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 20.5 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 20.6 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Monocan Beach: 7.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Three Ridges. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintop Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,232 m | 7.8 mi |
| The Priest | WSW 238° | 1,227 m | 5.0 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,172 m | 4.3 mi |
| Devils Knob | NNE 21° | 1,172 m | 4.3 mi |
| Little Priest | SW 231° | 1,133 m | 6.2 mi |
| Spy Rock | WSW 254° | 1,128 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cellar Mountain | NW 310° | 1,112 m | 9.1 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | NE 37° | 1,099 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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