Welsh Mountain
Welsh Mountain rises to 327 m in Virginia. Three Ridges stands 1,210 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Peavine Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49088149, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 327 m
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 25.7 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 26.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 15 mi
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Raven's Roost Overlook · 16 mi
- Ravens Roost Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peavine Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Thomas Mountain: 1.4 mi
- High Peak: 1.9 mi
- Naked Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 10.4 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
- Simpson Park: 13.2 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 14.1 mi
- Totier Creek Park: 16.5 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 4.7 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 7.3 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 11.9 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 16.5 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 17.9 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 6.9 mi
- James River at Wingina: 8.0 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 17.9 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 18.9 mi
- Hickory Spring: 16.0 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 16.0 mi
- Dripping Rock: 16.2 mi
- Rock Spring: 19.5 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 20.5 mi
- Mirador: 21.3 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Appomattox Monument: 24.4 mi
- Raine Monument: 24.5 mi
- Scheier Fish Ponds: 24.7 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 4.7 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 17.0 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 21.0 mi
- Confederate Cemetery: 24.4 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 15.8 mi
- White Rock Falls: 18.0 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 21.4 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 8.0 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 24.6 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 24.8 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 12.6 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Welsh Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Ridges | NW 313° | 1,210 m | 13.1 mi |
| Chimney Rock | NW 310° | 974 m | 13.0 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | NNW 327° | 741 m | 9.3 mi |
| White Mountain | NW 319° | 720 m | 8.8 mi |
| High Top Mountain | NW 313° | 678 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 350° | 677 m | 3.8 mi |
| Pats Knob | NW 308° | 660 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bolton Mountain | NW 317° | 649 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:19 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356567253
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 28 mi
- Lynchburg · 28 mi
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