Tanners Ridge Overlook sits at 3,447 feet along Skyline Drive, facing 300 degrees, with the land dropping 420 feet within 600 meters of the pullout. The view spans a series of peaks to the west and northwest: Bailey Mountain at 2.6 miles, Devils Tanyard at 4.3 miles, Roundhead Mountain at 4.4 miles, Cubbage Mountain at 5.2 miles, Smith Mountain at 5.3 miles, The Pinnacle at 5.7 miles, Dovel Mountain at 5.9 miles, and Grindstone Mountain at 6.2 miles. The orientation puts the overlook 30 degrees off a direct sunset alignment, meaning the view faces roughly toward where the sun sets rather than squarely into it. Harrisonburg lies 23.5 miles to the west, with Charlottesville 33.7 miles south and Staunton 42.5 miles southwest. Blackrock Overlook is the previous stop along the drive, and Naked Creek Overlook follows. Sunset and sunrise times shift across the year, from a 20:42 sunset near the June solstice to a 16:57 sunset in December, affecting how much of the layered ridgeline is lit when passing through in late afternoon.
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
This overlook faces sunset — 30° off square to it.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 19:26 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:42 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 19:13 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:57 | 16:15 |
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Looking northwest from an elevation of 3,465 ft (1,056 m) the view from Tanners Ridge Overlook moves across a field and out to the Shenandoah Valley below. The town of Stanley below, is located in the center of Page County. Stanley began when the railroad was built in the 1880s. The new town grew at an intersection of two railroad lines. In 1900 the town was officially incorporated as Stanley.
Tanners Ridge Overlook sits at about 3,447 feet (1,051 m).
From Tanners Ridge Overlook: Bailey Mountain (NW, 2.6 mi); Devils Tanyard (W, 4.3 mi); Roundhead Mountain (NW, 4.4 mi); Cubbage Mountain (WNW, 5.2 mi).
Sunset. The land falls away from Tanners Ridge Overlook toward the sunset, so at sunrise the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.
Harrisonburg, 24 miles W of Tanners Ridge Overlook.
Naked Creek Overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Tanners Ridge Overlook.
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