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Wigwam Mountain

Wigwam Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wigwam Mountain rises to 974 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the east-northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Nettle Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089803, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
974 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.81652, -79.18203

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 47
  • Tye River Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
  • Laurel Park: 10.5 mi
  • Brownsburg Historic District: 10.8 mi
  • Penny Park: 10.9 mi
  • Glen Maury Park: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 13.9 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 13.9 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 13.9 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 13.9 mi
  • Jackson's Classroom: 14.0 mi
Museums: 18
Springs: 16
  • Lovingston Springs: 1.1 mi
  • Rock Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • St. Mary's Falls: 8.8 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Panther Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Lace Falls: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Greenhouse Area: 19.7 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 8.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Wigwam Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainENE 73°1,232 m3.4 mi
Bald KnobSSW 203°1,232 m5.7 mi
Pompey PeakS 169°1,229 m4.4 mi
The PriestE 88°1,227 m6.5 mi
Elk Pond MountainESE 106°1,226 m1.0 mi
Mount PleasantS 174°1,223 m5.3 mi
Cole MountainSSW 195°1,197 m4.7 mi
Little PriestE 99°1,133 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5620:0420:43
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2916:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583949

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