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Lovers Leap

Lovers Leap, seen from above at true elevation

Lovers Leap is a cliff in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Compton Peak stands 887 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is John T Shipe JR Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
132 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.02464, -78.04709

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • John T Shipe JR Park: 0.7 mi
  • University of Virginia Blandy Experimental Farm and Virginia State Arboretum: 2.8 mi
  • White Post Historic District: 3.7 mi
  • White Post Village Park: 3.8 mi
  • Watermelon Park: 7.4 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 29
  • Skyline Caverns: 12.6 mi
  • Cider Stage: 12.8 mi
  • Gem Mining Sluice: 12.8 mi
  • Jumping Pillow #1: 12.9 mi
  • Pathway Puzzle Maze: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 27
Artworks: 17
  • Warrior Statue: 8.5 mi
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 10.8 mi
  • The Peacemakers: 11.5 mi
  • Bird In Flight: 11.7 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 12.3 mi
Museums: 17
Springs: 16
  • Yellow Rose Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Rock Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Vaucluse Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Cool Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Town Spring: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 10
  • Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Herb Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Culinary Gardens: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Pua Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Lands Run Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Miller Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Mountain Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Greasy Falls: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 6
  • River Access: 11.5 mi
  • River Access: 12.3 mi
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Beach 2: 24.2 mi
  • Beach 3: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 13.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Lovers Leap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Compton PeakSSW 206°887 m15.8 mi
Carson MountainSSW 206°780 m15.0 mi
Dickey HillSW 216°740 m14.5 mi
Meneka PeakWSW 252°730 m16.3 mi
High KnobSSW 200°728 m10.1 mi
Blue MountainSSE 165°674 m4.9 mi
Rattlesnake MountainS 179°644 m11.1 mi
Signal KnobWSW 254°642 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:24
June solstice05:4720:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1216:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441526270757366544435
Precip in2.52.23.43.23.94.03.83.74.43.12.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester 7 SE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1313827973

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