Turners Mountain
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
- 7.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 13.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 9 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 10 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 10 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clark Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Gillums Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Jones Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Bear Den Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Newcomb Mountain: 3.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- Locust Hill: 1.1 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 1.3 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 2.1 mi
- Graveyard Site: 5.9 mi
- Lambeth Ruins: 6.1 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 6.4 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 7.3 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 7.9 mi
- Michie Tavern: 9.2 mi
- Monticello: 9.7 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 1.0 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 5.0 mi
- Keunen Garden: 5.5 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 5.5 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 5.6 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 4.5 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 6.5 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 6.5 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 10.8 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 19.7 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 12.1 mi
- Coiner Spring: 17.4 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 19.7 mi
- Dripping Rock: 19.9 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 20.1 mi
- 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
- Jones Run Falls: 12.0 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 12.3 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 12.4 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 19.8 mi
- South River Falls: 22.1 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 7.9 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 10.5 mi
- Apple Cannon: 15.3 mi
- Endless View Farms: 15.3 mi
- Fear Forest: 22.5 mi
- 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
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 2.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 22.3 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 22.4 mi
- Canada: 6.4 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 24.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | WNW 288° | 964 m | 7.5 mi |
| Calf Mountain | W 274° | 908 m | 9.4 mi |
| Turk Mountain | WNW 290° | 899 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | W 268° | 879 m | 10.2 mi |
| Pasture Fence Mountain | NW 314° | 877 m | 8.7 mi |
| Gibson Mountain | N 352° | 758 m | 9.5 mi |
| Fox Mountain | N 352° | 754 m | 9.5 mi |
| Castle Rock | SW 217° | 722 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582161
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 8 mi
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