Turner Mountain
Turner Mountain rises to 335 m in Virginia. Little Friar stands 880 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Diggs Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49085540, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 335 m
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 20.9 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 25.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 18 mi
- The Priest Overlook · 18 mi
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 18 mi
- Ravens Roost Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Diggs Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Findlay Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Crits Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Geddes Mountain: 5.9 mi
- High Peak: 6.2 mi
- Appomattox Monument: 19.8 mi
- Raine Monument: 19.9 mi
- Constitution Tree Plaque: 21.7 mi
- Riverside Pool: 21.8 mi
- 1978 Garden Restoration: 21.9 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 7.9 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
- Coolwell Park: 14.8 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 15.3 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 16.6 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 8.7 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 10.8 mi
- Sweet Briar Museum: 13.2 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 13.3 mi
- Train Station and Caboose: 13.4 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 22.0 mi
- Lynchbug: 22.1 mi
- Piano: 22.1 mi
- LOVE: 22.1 mi
- Craddock Terry Shoe: 22.2 mi
- Daniel's Hill Garden: 21.8 mi
- Daniel's Hill Center Garden: 21.9 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 22.0 mi
- Robert D Morrison Garden: 22.1 mi
- Yoder Center Garden: 22.5 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 8.7 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 17.4 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 19.6 mi
- Confederate Cemetery: 19.8 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 21.7 mi
- Hog Camp Gap Spring: 18.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 18.7 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 19.0 mi
- Hickory Spring: 19.1 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 19.2 mi
- James River at Wingina: 8.7 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 10.4 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 13.0 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 17.8 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 19.5 mi
- White Rock Falls: 19.5 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 22.6 mi
- Panther Falls: 22.8 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 13.4 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 17.1 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Turner Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Friar | WNW 300° | 880 m | 14.3 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | N 354° | 741 m | 12.8 mi |
| White Mountain | N 350° | 720 m | 11.8 mi |
| High Top Mountain | N 351° | 678 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNE 19° | 677 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pats Knob | NNW 345° | 660 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bolton Mountain | NNW 343° | 649 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cat Rock Mountain | NNW 340° | 640 m | 12.8 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 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1475986 — Turner Mountain, Nelson County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356566784
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 22 mi
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