Tunnel Overlook

Tunnel Overlook sits at 2,536 feet on Skyline Drive, facing 60 degrees with the terrain dropping 606 feet within 600 meters of the pullout. The view opens toward sunrise, roughly 30 degrees off square with the facing direction. Oventop Mountain rises northeast at 2.4 miles (2,462 ft), and Pignut Mountain is visible north-northeast at 5.2 miles (2,530 ft). To the north, Rattlesnake Point stands at 6.9 miles and 3,104 feet. Looking east and southeast, the terrain drops to lower ground: Poortown Mountain (1,070 ft, 5.0 mi), Turkey Mountain (1,209 ft, 6.8 mi), Slaughter Mountain (1,081 ft, 6.9 mi), and Mason Mountain (862 ft, 7.0 mi) all sit well below overlook elevation. The Sperryville Historic District is visible to the east at 4.6 miles, at 702 feet. Culpeper lies 21.0 miles southeast, Harrisonburg 33.2 miles west-southwest, and Winchester 37.7 miles north-northeast. Sunrise times from this facing shift across the year, from 05:50 at the June solstice to 07:28 at the December solstice, with sunset ranging from 16:56 in December to 20:42 in June. The previous stop along the byway is Rattlesnake Point Overlook.