Rattlesnake Point
Rattlesnake Point is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 948 m. Marys Rock stands 1,071 m to the south-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 0.2 miles away. Skyline Drive runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 948 m
How to reach it
- On the Skyline Drive, National
- 24.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rattlesnake Point Overlook · 1 mi
- Hogback Overlook · 1 mi
- Little Devils Stairs Overlook · 1 mi
- Little Hogback Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf: 0.2 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Little Hogback Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Pignut Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Keyser Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Hazard Mill Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- Sperryville Historic District: 7.3 mi
- Rappahannock County Park: 8.0 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Park: 9.0 mi
- Eugene Park: 10.9 mi
- Indian Grave: 6.5 mi
- Snead Farm: 8.8 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 10.4 mi
- Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 10.9 mi
- O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 11.1 mi
- Greasy Falls: 2.0 mi
- Upper Overall Run Falls: 2.2 mi
- Overall Run Falls: 2.2 mi
- Miller Falls: 4.9 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 7.7 mi
- Old School House Museum: 10.9 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 10.9 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 11.9 mi
- Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 12.0 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 12.0 mi
- Chalybeate Spring: 7.8 mi
- Furnace Spring: 11.6 mi
- Edinburg Gap Spring: 12.2 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 14.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 15.0 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 10.9 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 10.9 mi
- Skyline Caverns: 11.0 mi
- The Garden Maze: 11.9 mi
- Luray Caverns: 12.0 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 9.2 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Pavilian: 12.3 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 19.5 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 20.0 mi
- Markley Rocks: 22.1 mi
- Love: 11.9 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 12.7 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 20.4 mi
- Cootie Bug: 20.5 mi
- Warrior Statue: 23.1 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 9.4 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 9.6 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 12.1 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 14.5 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 15.1 mi
- Old grape garden: 22.2 mi
- Herb Garden: 24.9 mi
- Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Rattlesnake Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marys Rock | SSW 192° | 1,071 m | 7.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 194° | 1,071 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NE 48° | 1,056 m | 1.2 mi |
| North Marshall | ENE 70° | 1,024 m | 5.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf | NNE 17° | 985 m | 0.2 mi |
| South Marshall | ENE 69° | 979 m | 4.1 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | ENE 70° | 940 m | 1.7 mi |
| Pass Mountain | SSW 195° | 915 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luray 5 E, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356574248
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 19 mi
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