Crabtree Falls
Crabtree Falls is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 493 m. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the west-southwest, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Fork Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
waterfall in Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Wikidata Q38081, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 28.0 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- The Priest Overlook · 4 mi
- Fork Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- The Slacks Overlook · 4 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fork Mountain: 1.6 mi
- The Priest: 2.4 mi
- Maintop Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Spy Rock: 2.8 mi
- Little Priest: 3.4 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
- Schneider Community Park: 12.3 mi
- Brownsburg Historic District: 14.1 mi
- Laurel Park: 16.5 mi
- Penny Park: 17.0 mi
- Otto Cline Powell monument: 19.7 mi
- Colonel Claudius Crozet: 19.8 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 19.8 mi
- VMI World War II Memorial: 19.8 mi
- VMI World War II Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 10.1 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 12.7 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 18.1 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 18.2 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 18.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 3.9 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 6.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 7.3 mi
- Hickory Spring: 8.0 mi
- Hog Camp Gap Spring: 8.7 mi
- Knight Statue: 16.7 mi
- Peristyle: 16.7 mi
- George Washington: 19.8 mi
- The Cannonball: 19.9 mi
- George C. Marshall: 19.9 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 9.6 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 11.0 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 19.8 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 20.5 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 6.2 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 12.8 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 20.5 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 21.4 mi
- Apple Cannon: 24.9 mi
- White Rock Falls: 3.8 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 5.6 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 9.9 mi
- Panther Falls: 15.2 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.4 mi
- Trinity Point: 24.6 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 20.5 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 20.6 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 21.4 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 14.4 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 12.0 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 21.8 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Crabtree Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintop Mountain | WSW 239° | 1,232 m | 2.7 mi |
| Pompey Peak | SW 215° | 1,229 m | 8.2 mi |
| The Priest | SSE 157° | 1,227 m | 2.4 mi |
| Elk Pond Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,226 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SSW 213° | 1,223 m | 9.1 mi |
| Three Ridges | E 85° | 1,210 m | 5.2 mi |
| Devils Knob | ENE 56° | 1,172 m | 8.2 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,172 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8780834098
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