Cliff · Virginia
Three High Heads
Three High Heads is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 734 m. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonnet Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 734 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.04511, -78.50779
- 19.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 20 mi
- Signal Knob Overlook · 21 mi
- No Name Overlook · 21 mi
- Gooney Run Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bonnet Hill: 2.1 mi
- Johnnies Knob: 2.7 mi
- Paddy Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Sugar Hill: 4.2 mi
- Short Mtn: 4.4 mi
Parks
- J. Allen Hawkins Community Park: 4.5 mi
- Warden Lake Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- North Mountain Neighborhood Park: 8.2 mi
- Shenandoah County Park: 8.2 mi
- Strasburg Historic District: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Van Buren Furnace: 5.4 mi
- Stephens Fort: 10.0 mi
- South Carolina Monument: 10.9 mi
- 128th New York Monument: 10.9 mi
- 8th Vermont Monument: 11.2 mi
Museums: 24
- Hupp's Hill Museum: 9.0 mi
- Strasburg Museum: 9.1 mi
- Woodstock Museum Wickham House: 11.2 mi
- Woodstock Museum Marshall House: 11.2 mi
- "Connections" The Shentel Museum: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 18
- Warrior Statue: 17.1 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 19.0 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 19.6 mi
- A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 19.6 mi
- Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 19.9 mi
Springs: 16
- Roadside Spring: 4.2 mi
- Arie Vankan Spring: 6.4 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 6.8 mi
- Trout Run Fault Spring: 8.3 mi
- Sandstone Spring: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Mountain Falls: 8.6 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 13.7 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 17.9 mi
- Overall Run Falls: 21.5 mi
- Upper Overall Run Falls: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 12.0 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 18.4 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 22.4 mi
- Lost River State Park: 22.7 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Dog Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Hanging Rock: 11.0 mi
- Markley Rocks: 13.5 mi
- Helmick Rock: 22.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 11.4 mi
- Old grape garden: 12.6 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 20.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 23.8 mi
- Community Garden: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 4
- Skyline Caverns: 18.6 mi
- Bryce Resort: 21.0 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 24.4 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 4
- Beach 3: 20.5 mi
- Beach 1: 20.8 mi
- Beach 2: 20.8 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 20.4 mi
- Pavilian: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Three High Heads. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mountain | SW 235° | 1,006 m | 8.1 mi |
| Devils Benchmark | WSW 236° | 995 m | 14.4 mi |
| Sugar Knob | SW 229° | 976 m | 7.3 mi |
| Little Sluice Mountain | SW 222° | 951 m | 7.5 mi |
| Long Mountain | WSW 239° | 951 m | 12.6 mi |
| Paddy Mountain | SW 228° | 910 m | 4.0 mi |
| Big Schloss | SW 230° | 894 m | 11.1 mi |
| Tibbet Knob | SW 230° | 894 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:13 | 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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Star Tannery, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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