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Woodson Mountain

Woodson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Woodson Mountain rises to 394 m in Virginia. Bucks Elbow Mountain stands 964 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Newcomb Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090968, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
394 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.01097, -78.60557

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 14
Gardens: 13
Nature reserves: 11
Beaches: 7
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 16.0 mi
  • Lake Monocan Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 16.6 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 3: 17.1 mi
Springs: 6
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Nelson County Wayside: 16.2 mi
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 16.6 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Woodson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bucks Elbow MountainNW 311°964 m9.9 mi
Calf MountainWNW 297°908 m10.8 mi
Bear Den MountainWNW 290°879 m11.2 mi
Heard MountainSW 232°726 m9.2 mi
Castle RockWSW 238°722 m7.8 mi
Massies MountainWSW 237°657 m10.6 mi
Middle MountainNW 317°624 m11.1 mi
Moses MountainWSW 238°590 m8.8 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 solstice07:2816:1816:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576574787669594940
Precip in3.43.04.03.54.64.74.84.05.23.93.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1476977 — Woodson Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356567688

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