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Wrights Peak

Wrights Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Wrights Peak rises to 1,242 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the south, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fork Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49091082, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1242 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.47691, -80.52465

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 12
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 5
  • Big Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 18.8 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascades: 8.0 mi
  • The Cascades: 20.5 mi
  • Beaverdam Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Middle Cascades: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Iranto Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Wrights Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobS 185°1,327 m8.8 mi
Butt MountainSW 216°1,282 m9.1 mi
Lookoff RockSW 214°1,256 m9.2 mi
Wind RockS 176°1,246 m4.3 mi
Brushy TopSW 215°1,236 m7.2 mi
Lone Pine PeakSSE 161°1,232 m5.0 mi
Salt Pond MountainSSE 161°1,231 m5.0 mi
Doe MountainSSW 196°1,211 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:34
June solstice06:0220:0820:47
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
December solstice07:3416:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543536169727165544336
Precip in2.72.33.33.54.63.83.83.33.62.62.52.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union 3 SSE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/6742592588

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