Grand Caverns Regional Park
Grand Caverns Regional Park is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 358 m. Big Flat Mountain stands 1,033 m to the east, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance, a museum 0.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 5.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 358 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 15.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 6 mi
- Trayfoot Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Horsehead Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Horsehead Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cave Hill: 0.3 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Hall Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Austin Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Longs Hill: 4.8 mi
- Town Park: 1.7 mi
- Port Republic Historic District: 2.8 mi
- Weyers Cave Community Center: 4.4 mi
- Crimora Park: 7.2 mi
- East Rockingham Recreation Association: 8.5 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 12.3 mi
- James Madison statue: 12.5 mi
- James Madison: 12.6 mi
- World War Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 14.8 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 4.6 mi
- Cross Keys Battle Monument: 6.2 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 6.5 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 10.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 11.4 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 0.2 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 8.0 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 11.6 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 13.2 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 13.2 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 5.6 mi
- Seawright Springs: 8.7 mi
- Rockingham springs: 11.7 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 14.4 mi
- Coiner Spring: 15.2 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 11.9 mi
- ISAT Patio: 12.2 mi
- Heishman Garden: 15.0 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 15.0 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 15.0 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 7.2 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 7.8 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 7.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 18.4 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 19.2 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 9.9 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 13.3 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 14.8 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 14.8 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 21.6 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 6.4 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 22.5 mi
- Endless View Farms: 6.3 mi
- Apple Cannon: 6.4 mi
- Fear Forest: 7.0 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 15.1 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 25.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 6.6 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 6.6 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 19.0 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 22.3 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 24.5 mi
- Trinity Point: 18.3 mi
- Canada: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Grand Caverns Regional Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Flat Mountain | E 95° | 1,033 m | 8.8 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,025 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,010 m | 7.3 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | ENE 79° | 1,006 m | 12.6 mi |
| Loft Mountain | E 87° | 1,002 m | 10.0 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | SSE 156° | 964 m | 11.7 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | E 100° | 954 m | 9.1 mi |
| Blackrock | ESE 118° | 944 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 13 mi away.
- leafcup11 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly11 obs
- bloodroot10 obs
- garlic mustard10 obs
- Virginia bluebells8 obs
- turkey-tail7 obs
- American pokeweed6 obs
- maidenhair spleenwort6 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/235859246
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 25 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 27 mi
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