Palisades Park
Palisades Park is a park, at a recorded elevation of 70 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Glass Forest, a artwork 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 0.4 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 70 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 2.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 1.1 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Glass Forest: 0.1 mi
- John Wesley Statue: 1.3 mi
- Labyrinth: 1.3 mi
- Dave Grohl Mural: 1.3 mi
- John Wesley: 1.3 mi
- Fletcher's Cove: 0.5 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.2 mi
- Jefferson Garcia-Yanez: 0.5 mi
- Battery Kemble: 0.6 mi
- Chain Bridge: 0.7 mi
- The Mouth of Pimmit Run: 0.8 mi
- Fort Ethan Allen: 1.1 mi
- W Street Park: 0.7 mi
- Marcey Road Park: 1.0 mi
- Letts-Anderson Quad: 1.1 mi
- The Beach: 1.1 mi
- Utah & 35 Field: 1.2 mi
- Demonstration Native Plant Garden: 0.7 mi
- Demonstration Vegetable Garden: 0.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.8 mi
- American University Arboretum and Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Whitehaven Garden: 1.5 mi
- James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education: 0.8 mi
- Kreeger Museum: 0.9 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 1.4 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks: 2.3 mi
- Dopamine Land: 2.6 mi
- Donaldson Run Park: 0.8 mi
- Spring Valley Park: 0.9 mi
- Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 0.9 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 2.2 mi
- Boundary Park Neighborhood Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Lock 5: 1.4 mi
- Lock 6: 1.7 mi
- All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel: 1.9 mi
- Twin Oaks: 2.3 mi
- Old Stone House: 2.7 mi
- Georgetown Heights: 1.5 mi
- Mount Alto: 1.6 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 2.2 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.2 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.0 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.5 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 5.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 6.1 mi
- Great Falls: 9.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 19.5 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 23.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.1 mi
- Indian Head: 22.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 1.0 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 5.9 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 8.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 8.3 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 22.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Palisades Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 270° | 156 m | 6.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 336° | 156 m | 12.1 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 330° | 148 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 246° | 144 m | 4.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 243° | 140 m | 3.3 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 269° | 140 m | 7.4 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 237° | 137 m | 5.6 mi |
| Upton Hill | SSW 213° | 125 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 1 mi away.
- lesser celandine516 obs
- mayapple442 obs
- White-tailed Deer429 obs
- Christmas fern377 obs
- Western Honey Bee374 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel373 obs
- garlic mustard366 obs
- American Robin349 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/48207282
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