White Mountain
White Mountain rises to 720 m in Virginia. The Priest stands 1,227 m to the west, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49089415, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 720 m
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 26.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 7 mi
- Ravens Roost Overlook · 8 mi
- Raven's Roost Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horseshoe Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Pats Knob: 1.9 mi
- High Top Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Cat Rock Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Bolton Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 10.7 mi
- Schneider Community Park: 15.1 mi
- Rife Park: 16.2 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 16.6 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 4.1 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 4.2 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 11.9 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 16.8 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 16.9 mi
- Hickory Spring: 7.3 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 7.9 mi
- Dripping Rock: 8.1 mi
- Rock Spring: 12.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 13.9 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Mirador: 16.6 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 21.1 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 22.2 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 23.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 2.0 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 15.9 mi
- James River at Wingina: 16.9 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 20.5 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 23.7 mi
- Flower Pots: 23.7 mi
- Watering Can: 23.7 mi
- Staunton: 24.0 mi
- Chodo IX: 24.0 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 4.1 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 9.2 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 14.5 mi
- Apple Cannon: 23.9 mi
- Endless View Farms: 24.0 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 7.7 mi
- White Rock Falls: 9.3 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 12.7 mi
- Panther Falls: 22.0 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 23.0 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 23.7 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 23.9 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 24.9 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 5.5 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 21.3 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 6.0 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 9.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of White Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Priest | W 267° | 1,227 m | 8.1 mi |
| Three Ridges | WNW 301° | 1,210 m | 4.4 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,172 m | 6.6 mi |
| Devils Knob | NNW 341° | 1,172 m | 6.6 mi |
| Little Priest | W 259° | 1,133 m | 8.8 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | N 6° | 1,099 m | 8.5 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,050 m | 5.8 mi |
| Kelley Mountain | NW 323° | 1,001 m | 10.1 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 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| 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: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1488287 — White Mountain, Nelson County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356575596
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 28 mi
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