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Turner Mountain

Turner Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Turner Mountain rises to 259 m in Virginia. Tobacco Row Mountain stands 876 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085535, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
259 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.45348, -78.99030

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 47
Museums: 22
Gardens: 14
  • Daniel's Hill Center Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Robert D Morrison Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Daniel's Hill Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Diamond Hill Center Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Yoder Center Garden: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 8
Springs: 3
  • Cow Camp Spring: 23.7 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • J.H. Phillips Wayside: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Panther Falls: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Turner Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tobacco Row MountainNW 305°876 m13.4 mi
High PeakNW 305°876 m13.4 mi
Panther MountainNW 326°760 m20.0 mi
Rocky MountainW 274°712 m19.5 mi
Shady MountainNW 321°687 m14.6 mi
Banks MountainNW 315°657 m20.0 mi
Fleming MountainW 270°645 m17.8 mi
Jackson PeakW 273°643 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:28
June solstice05:5620:0220:41
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:2816:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946566473767568584739
Precip in3.52.83.93.64.63.84.13.64.63.93.64.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Appomattox, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1475985 — Turner Mountain, Appomattox County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356566782

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