Austin Mountain
Austin Mountain rises to 802 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49009326, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 802 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 16.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 21.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dundo Overlook · 3 mi
- Doyles River Lookout · 3 mi
- Big Run Overlook · 4 mi
- Trayfoot Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lewis Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Lewis Peak: 2.0 mi
- Hall Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Trayfoot Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Port Republic Historic District: 4.0 mi
- Grand Caverns Regional Park: 4.4 mi
- Town Park: 4.6 mi
- Weyers Cave Community Center: 8.5 mi
- East Rockingham Recreation Association: 9.1 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 13.6 mi
- James Madison: 13.8 mi
- James Madison statue: 13.8 mi
- World War Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 15.9 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 2.9 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 6.7 mi
- Cross Keys Battle Monument: 7.3 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 10.4 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 12.6 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 4.5 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 12.4 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 12.6 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 14.3 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 14.3 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 13.1 mi
- ISAT Patio: 13.3 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 16.0 mi
- Heishman Garden: 16.1 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 18.9 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 3.7 mi
- Rockingham springs: 10.0 mi
- Elkton Spring: 12.7 mi
- Seawright Springs: 13.0 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 14.0 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 3.4 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 3.7 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Falls: 14.6 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 15.4 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 5.8 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 12.3 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 16.9 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 17.9 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 18.2 mi
- Fear Forest: 7.4 mi
- Endless View Farms: 8.8 mi
- Apple Cannon: 8.8 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 19.2 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 21.9 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 2.6 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 18.1 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 11.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 11.0 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 17.1 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 22.6 mi
- Trinity Point: 22.6 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 18.3 mi
- Canada: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Austin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | ENE 65° | 1,091 m | 12.1 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,033 m | 4.5 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | S 179° | 1,025 m | 2.6 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SE 142° | 1,010 m | 3.9 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,006 m | 8.3 mi |
| Loft Mountain | E 87° | 1,002 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | S 178° | 964 m | 10.9 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | ESE 112° | 954 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:17 | 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, 14 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1462627 — Austin Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356559920
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 22 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 23 mi
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