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Three Ridges

Three Ridges, seen from above at true elevation

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
1210 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.85833, -78.98393

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 38
Museums: 15
Springs: 12
Historic sites: 9
Nature reserves: 7
Attractions: 6
Artworks: 6
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
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Three Ridges. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainWSW 256°1,232 m7.8 mi
The PriestWSW 238°1,227 m5.0 mi
Potatopatch MountainNNE 22°1,172 m4.3 mi
Devils KnobNNE 21°1,172 m4.3 mi
Little PriestSW 231°1,133 m6.2 mi
Spy RockWSW 254°1,128 m7.8 mi
Cellar MountainNW 310°1,112 m9.1 mi
Humpback MountainNE 37°1,099 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5520:0320:42
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5009992681

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