The Leander McCormick Observatory is one of the astronomical observatories operated by the Department of Astronomy of the University Of Virginia and is situated just outside of Charlottesville, Virginia in Albemarle County on the summit of Mount Jefferson. It is named for Leander J. McCormick, who provided the funds for the telescope and observatory. Altitude: 264 meters. Today: The Observatory is now used primarily for teaching and public outreach, and contains a museum of the history of astronomy at the University of Virginia. The observational research of the Astronomy Department is carried out at Fan Mountain Observatory, and at other observatories. Since the 1880s, daily weather observations have been taken at McCormick Observatory, and it has been part of the National Weather Service's Cooperative Observer Program since the programs inception in 1890.The telescope is the largest Alvan Clark refractor still mounted on its original Alvan Clark mount.
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