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Turners Mountain

Turners Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Turners Mountain rises to 298 m in Virginia. Bucks Elbow Mountain stands 964 m to the west-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085570, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
298 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.07208, -78.61196

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beaver Creek Park: 2.7 mi
  • Claudius Crozet Park: 4.5 mi
  • Flagler Court: 5.5 mi
  • Playground: 5.5 mi
  • Park at Ivy: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 33
  • 3 Owl Statue: 3.7 mi
  • Bear Statue: 3.8 mi
  • Mountain Man: 4.0 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson: 5.5 mi
  • Moving Forward: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 17
Gardens: 13
Nature reserves: 11
Springs: 8
Beaches: 7
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Lake Monocan Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 18.2 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 19.0 mi
  • Main Beach (Beach 1): 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 12.6 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 17.5 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 19.2 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Turners Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bucks Elbow MountainWNW 288°964 m7.5 mi
Calf MountainW 274°908 m9.4 mi
Turk MountainWNW 290°899 m10.9 mi
Bear Den MountainW 268°879 m10.2 mi
Pasture Fence MountainNW 314°877 m8.7 mi
Gibson MountainN 352°758 m9.5 mi
Fox MountainN 352°754 m9.5 mi
Castle RockSW 217°722 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5320:0220:41
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:2816:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556371757367564638
Precip in3.52.83.93.34.34.84.53.45.13.73.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356582161

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